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Webster 1913 Edition
Dielectric
Diˊe-lec′tric
,Noun.
[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.
Definition 2024
dielectric
dielectric
English
Noun
dielectric (plural dielectrics)
- (physics) An electrically insulating or nonconducting material considered for its electric susceptibility, i.e. its property of polarization when exposed to an external electric field.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- dielectric constant
- dielectricity
Translations
physics: nonconducting material
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Adjective
dielectric (comparative more dielectric, superlative most dielectric)
- (electrically) insulating
Translations
electrically insulating
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