conductor — A conductor is a person who stands in front of an orchestra or choir and directs its performance.
rod — a male given name, form of Roderick or Rodney.
anode — In electronics, an anode is the positive electrode in a cell such as a battery. Compare cathode.
cathode — A cathode is the negative electrode in a cell such as a battery. Compare anode.
probe — to search into or examine thoroughly; question closely: to probe one's conscience.
terminal — situated at or forming the end or extremity of something: a terminal feature of a vista.
plate — the base at which the batter stands and which a base runner must reach safely in order to score a run, typically a five-sided slab of whitened rubber set at ground level at the front corner of the diamond.
wire — a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.