non-conducting
adjective
physicsspecialized(alsononconducting)uk/ˌnɒn.kənˈdʌk.tɪŋ/us/ˌnɑːn.kənˈdʌk.tɪŋ/notallowingelectricityorheattopassthrough:
Theradiationcanpenetrateawidevarietyof non-conductingmaterials.
Thewallsof thevesselarecoveredwith a non-conductingsurface.
- Samples of both super-conducting and non-conductingmaterialsare ofinterestin thestudy.
- Wereportnew observations onpropagationof theelectronin bothconductingand nonconductingmedia.
- Theconductingand non-conductingsectionsof thediscsallowthereversalof themagneticpoles.
- Theseelectronmicroscopesarecapableofsecondaryelectronimagingof non-conducting, uncoatedmaterials.
Synonym
non-conductive