n. any material that does not conduct electricity; a dielectric
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A substance which does not conduct, that is, convey or transmit, heat, electricity, sound, vibration, or the like, or which transmits them with difficulty; an insulator
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A substance which does not conduct or transmit a particular form of energy (specifically, heat or electricity), or which transmits it with difficulty: thus, wool is a non-conductor of heat; glass and dry wood are non-conductors of electricity. See conductor, 6, electricity, and heat.
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n. a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity
Word Usage
"For he knew, as true men did not, that water, flowing water, was a nonconductor of distorts and illusions."