dielectric loss

noun

Electricity.

the loss of power in a dielectric caused by the loss of energy in the form of heat generated by an electric field.

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The dielectric loss in a cable may be serious.

To be really efficient a variometer must have a small resistance and a large inductance as well as a small dielectric loss.

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