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dielectric |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dielectric \Di`e*lec"tric\, n. [Pref. dia- + electric.] (Elec.) Any substance or medium that transmits the electric force by a process different from conduction, as in the phenomena of induction; a nonconductor. separating a body electrified by induction, from the electrifying body. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dielectric n : a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity [syn: {insulator}, {nonconductor}] [ant: {conductor}]
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