Definitions for dielectric

dielectric di·e·lec·tric

Spelling: [dahy-i-lek-trik]
IPA: /ˌdaɪ ɪˈlɛk trɪk/

Dielectric is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 308 anagrams from letters in dielectric (ccdeeiilrt).

Definitions for dielectric

noun

  1. a nonconducting substance; insulator.
  2. a substance in which an electric field can be maintained with a minimum loss of power.

adjective

  1. of or relating to a dielectric substance.

Origin of dielectric

First recorded in 1830-40; di-3 + electric

Examples for dielectric

The following is an example of the division of a charge by the two apparatus, air being the dielectric in both of them.

You see, the dielectric constant of this material isn't constant at all.

A condenser is a device composed of two or more conductors insulated from each other by a medium called the dielectric.

dielectric, dī-e-lek′trik, adj. non-conducting: transmitting electric effects without conducting.

According to Faraday's theory the particles of air, the dielectric, between A and C play a most important part in the process.

The dielectric consisted of about equal parts of hard paraffin and vaseline.

As an illustration of the condition of the polarized particles in a dielectric under induction, I may describe an experiment.

The particular action described occurs in the shell-lac of the stems, as well as in the dielectric used within the apparatus.

A portion of the charge was absorbed by the dielectric itself.

Flame facilitates the production of a current in the dielectric surrounding it.

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