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6 definitions found for dielectric
dielectric n 1: a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity [syn: insulator, dielectric, nonconductor] [ant: conductor]
dielectric noun Etymology: dia- + electric Date: 1837 a nonconductor of direct electric current • dielectric adjective
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dielectric ˌdaɪɪˈlektrɪk adj. & n. Electr. --adj. insulating. --n. an insulating medium or substance. ødielectric constant permittivity. øødielectrically adv. [DI-(3) + ELECTRIC = through which electricity is transmitted (without conduction)]
Dielectric Di`e*lec"tric, n. [Pref. dia- + electric.] (Elec.) Any substance or medium that transmits the electric force by a process different from conduction, as in the phenomena of induction; a nonconductor. separating a body electrified by induction, from the electrifying body.
18 Moby Thesaurus words for "dielectric": conductance, conduction, conductivity, conductor, electric conduction, gas conduction, insulator, ionic conduction, liquid conduction, metallic conduction, mho, nonconducting, nonconductive, nonconductor, photoconduction, semiconductor, superconductivity, superconductor |
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