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Dielectric - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Dielectric : (noun)
1: a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible
electrical or thermal conductivity [syn: insulator, nonconductor]
[ant: conductor]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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