conducting : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: conducting	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for conducting
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
conducting n the way of administering a business the direction of an orchestra or choir; "he does not use a baton for conducting"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Conduct \Conduct"\ (k[ocr]nd[ucr]kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conducted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conducting}.] [See {Conduct}, n.] 1. To lead, or guide; to escort; to attend. I can conduct you, lady, to a low But loyal cottage, where you may be safe. --Milton. 2. To lead, as a commander; to direct; to manage; to carry on; as, to conduct the affairs of a kingdom. Little skilled in the art of conducting a siege. --Prescott. 3. To behave; -- with the reflexive; as, he conducted himself well. 4. (Physics) To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit, as heat, light, electricity, etc. 5. (Mus.) To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.