superconductor
/ˈsuːpəkəndʌktə/noun
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[C] physics
a substance that, at very low temperatures, allows electricity to flow through it with no resistance at all
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- Superconductors are used to make the powerful magnets in MRI scanners.
- Scientists are searching for materials that act as superconductors at room temperature.
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superconductivity nounsuperconducting adjective
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Superconductivity was discovered in 1911 by the Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, who cooled mercury to near absolute zero.
GK: Superconductivity की खोज 1911 में डच भौतिक विज्ञानी Heike Kamerlingh Onnes ने की थी, जब उन्होंने mercury को absolute zero के पास तक ठंडा किया।