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

dielectric
adj. & n. Electr.
--adj. insulating.
--n. an insulating medium or substance.
Phrases and idioms:
dielectric constant permittivity.
Derivatives:
dielectrically adv.
Etymology: DI-(3) + ELECTRIC = through which electricity is transmitted (without conduction)

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