dielectric
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dielectric
- /ˌdaɪ.ɪˈlɛk.tɹɪk/ UK, US
- /ˌdaɪ.əˈlɛk.tɹɪk/ UK, US
Where it comes from
From dia- (“through”) + electric.
Learned 19th-century formation, coined by William Whewell (died 1866).
noun dielectrics
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An electrically insulating or nonconducting material considered for its electric susceptibility, i.e. its property of polarization when exposed to an external electric field.
Similar: insulator
adjective more dielectric · most dielectric
- insulating
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: insulator, nonconductor, capacitor, insulation, insulating, nonconductive, nonconducting, superinsulator, insulative, isolator, isolation, isolating, nonmetallic, dielectric absorption, dielectric constant, susceptibility
Translations
Every language
noun physics: nonconducting material
| Español | dieléctrico |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 誘電体 yūdentai |
| 中文 | 電介質 /电介质 diànjièzhì, 電介質材料 /电介质材料 diànjièzhìcáiliào |
| हिन्दी | परावैद्युत parāvaidyut |
| Português | dielétrico |
| Deutsch | Dielektrikum |
| Italiano | dielettrico |
| Română | dielectric |
| Русский | диэле́ктрик dieléktrik |
| Tiếng Việt | điện môi |
adj electrically insulating
| 中文 | 介電的 /介电的 jièdiàn de, 具有介電性的 /具有介电性的 jùyǒu jièdiànxìng de |
|---|---|
| Português | dielétrico |
| Français | diélectrique |
| Deutsch | dielektrisch |
| Русский | диэлектри́ческий dielektríčeskij |
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