dielectric
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From dia- (“through”) + electric. Learned 19th-century formation, coined by William Whewell (died 1866).
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dielectric (plural dielectrics)
- (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.
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physics: nonconducting material
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[edit] Adjective
dielectric (comparative more dielectric, superlative most dielectric)
- (electrically) insulating
