dielectric

English

WOTD – 22 July 2008

Etymology

From dia- (“through”) +‎ electric. Learned 19th-century formation, coined by William Whewell (died 1866).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˌdaɪ.ɪˈlɛk.tɹɪk/, /ˌdaɪ.əˈlɛk.tɹɪk/

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Noun

dielectric (plural dielectrics)

1. (physics) An electrically insulating or nonconducting material considered for its electric susceptibility, i.e. its property of polarization when exposed to an external electric field.

Synonyms

• insulator

Derived terms

• dielectric absorption
• dielectric constant
• dielectric grease
• dielectric heating
• dielectricity
• dielectric strength
• dielectric withstand test

 

Translations

physics: nonconducting material

• Bulgarian: изолатор (bg) m (izolator)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 電介質／电介质 (zh) (diànjièzhì), 電介質材料／电介质材料 (diànjièzhìcáiliào)

  Wu: 電介質／电介质, 電介質材料／电介质材料

• Czech: dielektrikum n
• Danish: dielektrikum n
• Finnish: eriste (fi)
• German: Dielektrikum (de) n
• Hindi: परावैद्युत (parāvaidyut)
• Italian: dielettrico (it) m
• Japanese: 誘電体 (yūdentai)
• Polish: dielektryk (pl) m
• Portuguese: dielétrico m
• Romanian: dielectric (ro) n
• Russian: диэле́ктрик (ru) m (dieléktrik)
• Spanish: dieléctrico (es)
• Swedish: dielektrikum n
• Tagalog: disaluyan
• Turkmen: dielektrik
• Vietnamese: điện môi (vi)

Adjective

dielectric (comparative more dielectric, superlative most dielectric)

1. (electrically) insulating

Translations

electrically insulating

• Bulgarian: изолационен (izolacionen)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 介電的／介电的 (jièdiàn de), 具有介電性的／具有介电性的 (jùyǒu jièdiànxìng de)

  Wu: 介電個／介电个 (cia⁵ di⁶ gheh⁸), 有介電性個／有介电性个 (yeu⁶ cia⁵ di⁶ shin⁵ gheh⁸)

• Czech: dielektrický
• Danish: dielektrisk
• Finnish: eristävä (fi), eriste- (fi)
• French: diélectrique (fr)
• German: dielektrisch
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: dielektrisk

  Nynorsk: dielektrisk

• Portuguese: dielétrico
• Russian: диэлектри́ческий (ru) (dielektríčeskij)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French diélectrique.

Adjective

dielectric m or n (feminine singular dielectrică, masculine plural dielectrici, feminine and neuter plural dielectrice)

1. dielectric

Declension

Declension of dielectric

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	dielectric		dielectrică	dielectrici	dielectrice
	definite	dielectricul		dielectrica	dielectricii	dielectricele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	dielectric		dielectrice	dielectrici	dielectrice
	definite	dielectricului		dielectricei	dielectricilor	dielectricelor