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dielectric strength

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noun

Electricity.
  1. the maximum voltage that can be applied to a given material without causing it to break down, usually expressed in volts or kilovolts per unit of thickness.


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Note that the applied voltage is limited by the dielectric strength.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

The dielectric strength imposes a limit on the voltage that can be applied for a given plate separation.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

The maximum electric field strength above which an insulating material begins to break down and conduct is called dielectric strength.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

That is the reason why the rate of change is very much greater when glass, for instance, is broken through, than when the break takes place through an air space of equivalent dielectric strength.

From The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting by Thomas Commerford Martin

In good enamel wire the insulation will average about one-quarter the thickness of the standard single silk insulation, and the dielectric strength is equal or greater.

From Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by Kempster Miller

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