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dielectric
OXFORD DICTIONARY
dielectric, adj. & n. Electr.
--adj. insulating.
--n. an insulating medium or substance.
--adj. insulating.
--n. an insulating medium or substance.
Idiom
dielectric constant permittivity.
Derivative
dielectrically adv.
Etymology
DI-(3) + ELECTRIC = through which electricity is transmitted (without conduction)
THESAURUS
dielectric
conductance, conduction, conductivity, conductor, electric conduction, gas conduction, insulator, ionic conduction, liquid conduction, metallic conduction, mho, nonconducting, nonconductive, nonconductor, photoconduction, semiconductor, superconductivity, superconductorFor further exploring for "dielectric" in Webster Dictionary Online