dielectric
Meanings
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.
Adjective
- (electrically) insulating
Related
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Origin
- From dia- + electric.
- Learned 19th-century formation, coined by William Whewell (died 1866).
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