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dielectric en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˌdaɪ.ɪˈlɛk.tɹɪk/ (UK, US)
- /ˌdaɪ.əˈlɛk.tɹɪk/ (UK, US)
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Etymology
From dia- (“through”) + electric.
Learned 19th-century formation, coined by William Whewell (died 1866).
Meanings
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(qualifier:electrically) insulating
Forms
Translations (18)
wuu 有介電性個 /有介电性个 (electrically insulating) · cs dielektrický (electrically insulating) · fi dielektrinen (electrically insulating) · da dielektrisk (electrically insulating) · cmn 具有介電性的 /具有介电性的 (electrically insulating) · sv dielektrisk (electrically insulating) · fi eristävä (electrically insulating) · cmn 介電的 /介电的 (electrically insulating) · fr diélectrique (electrically insulating) · bg изолационен (electrically insulating) · de dielektrisch (electrically insulating) · wuu 介電個 /介电个 (electrically insulating) · pt dielétrico (electrically insulating) · fi eriste- (electrically insulating) · nb dielektrisk (electrically insulating) · pl dielektryczny (electrically insulating) · nn dielektrisk (electrically insulating) · ru диэлектри́ческий (electrically insulating)
dielectric en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˌdaɪ.ɪˈlɛk.tɹɪk/ (UK, US)
- /ˌdaɪ.əˈlɛk.tɹɪk/ (UK, US)
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From dia- (“through”) + electric.
Learned 19th-century formation, coined by William Whewell (died 1866).
Meanings
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An electrically insulating or nonconducting material considered for its electric susceptibility, i.e. its property of polarization when exposed to an external electric field.
Forms
Deriveds
dielectric strength · dielectric grease · nanodielectric · dielectric absorption · magnetodielectric · dielectrically · dielectricity · dielectric heating · metallodielectric · chromodielectric · dielectric withstand test · nondielectric · dielectric constant
Synonyms
insulator
Translations (23)
de Dielektrikum (physics: nonconducting material) · it dielettrico (physics: nonconducting material) · tk dielektrik (physics: nonconducting material) · ca dielèctric (physics: nonconducting material) · cmn 電介質 /电介质 (physics: nonconducting material) · tl disaluyan (physics: nonconducting material) · vi điện môi (physics: nonconducting material) · wuu 電介質材料 /电介质材料 (physics: nonconducting material) · pt dielétrico (physics: nonconducting material) · es dieléctrico (physics: nonconducting material) · cmn 電介質材料 /电介质材料 (physics: nonconducting material) · fi dielektri (physics: nonconducting material) · ru диэле́ктрик (physics: nonconducting material) · da dielektrikum (physics: nonconducting material) · sv dielektrikum (physics: nonconducting material) · ja 誘電体 (physics: nonconducting material) · pl dielektryk (physics: nonconducting material) · cs dielektrikum (physics: nonconducting material) · wuu 電介質 /电介质 (physics: nonconducting material) · bg изолатор (physics: nonconducting material) · ro dielectric (physics: nonconducting material) · hi परावैद्युत (physics: nonconducting material) · fi eriste (physics: nonconducting material)