Definition of "superconducting" [superconducting]

• Having, exhibiting, or capable of superconductivity: "a revolutionary superconducting magnetic propulsion system” ( Colin Nickerson). (adjective)

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• "The reason they need to be superconducting is that they have LOTS of amperage flowing through them."
• "They introduced a measure for the order among the electrons, which they called the superconducting order parameter."
• "Liquid helium is used widely as a coolant, in superconducting magnets, for example."