dielectric
- a nonconducting substance; insulator.
- a substance in which an electric field can be maintained with a minimum loss of power.
- of or relating to a dielectric substance.
Origin of dielectric
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Historical Examples of dielectric
You see, the dielectric constant of this material isn't constant at all.
SecurityPoul William Anderson
The dielectric consisted of about equal parts of hard paraffin and vaseline.
On Laboratory ArtsRichard Threlfall
A portion of the charge was absorbed by the dielectric itself.
Faraday As A DiscovererJohn Tyndall
According to Faraday's theory the particles of air, the dielectric, between A and C play a most important part in the process.
Aether and GravitationWilliam George Hooper
Dielectric, dī-e-lek′trik, adj. non-conducting: transmitting electric effects without conducting.
dielectric
- a substance or medium that can sustain a static electric field within it
- a substance or body of very low electrical conductivity; insulator
- of, concerned with, or having the properties of a dielectric
Word Origin for dielectric
dielectric
- Having little or no ability to conduct electricity, generally as a result of having no electrons that are free to move.
- A dielectric substance, especially one used in a capacitor to maintain an electric field between the plates.
dielectric
A material that conducts (see conduction) electricity poorly or not at all. If a voltage is applied to a dielectric, the atoms in the material arrange themselves in such a way as to oppose the flow of electric current (see also current). Glass, wood, and plastic are common dielectrics. (See insulator.)