superconductor

noun

su·​per·​con·​duc·​tor ˌsü-pər-kən-ˈdək-tər 

plural superconductors

: a substance that exhibits no electrical resistance : a substance exhibiting superconductivity

Add a layer of aluminum oxide to a crystal made of neatly stacked soccer-ball shaped carbon molecules known as buckyballs, and the result is a superconductor that effortlessly carries electricity at relatively warm temperatures.

—Kenneth Chang

Examples of superconductor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Both superconductors faced 1,250-kiloelectronvolt electrons at room temperature. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026

Because no human can sift through thousands of XRD patterns a day, the company is developing machine learning algorithms to use XRD and measure the magnetic properties of materials to speed detection of new superconductors. — Alan Patterson, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2026

Using superconductors, the Supertorquer creates a magnetic field that can be adjusted in strength and direction relative to Earth’s natural magnetic field. — Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Using modified versions of microfabrication processes developed for classical computing, researchers assemble tiny circuits made of metals like aluminum and niobium that become superconductors when cooled to very low temperatures. — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for superconductor

• semiconductor
• abductor
• adductor
• conductor
• constructor
• destructor
• inductor
• instructor
• mukhtar