Definition of dielectric Dielectric
di•e•lec•tric
We found 7 definitions of dielectric from 6 different sources.
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What does dielectric mean?
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| dielectric - a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity | ||
| insulator, nonconductor | ||
| conductor a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc. | ||
| material, stuff things needed for doing or making something; "writing materials"; "useful teaching materials" | ||
| bushing a cylindrical metal lining used to reduce friction | ||
| mineral wool, rock wool a light fibrous material used as an insulator | ||
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- dielectric (Noun)
An electrically insulating or nonconducting material considered for its electric susceptibility, i. e. its property of polarization when exposed to an external electric field. - dielectric (Adjective)
Electrically insulating.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- dielectric (n.)
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.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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dielectric
An electrical insulator that can be polarized by an applied electric field.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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dielectric
dī-e-lek′trik, adj. non-conducting: transmitting electric effects without conducting.—n. a substance through which electric force acts. [Gr. dia, through, and electric.]
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🔤- dielectric, noun, singular of dielectrics.
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