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di·elec·tric (di″ə-lekґtrik) 1. transmitting electric effects by induction, but not by conduction. 2. an insulating substance that transmits in this way, i.e., through or across which electric force is acting or may act, by induction without conduction.Medical dictionary. 2011.
dielectric — DIELÉCTRIC, Ă, dielectrici, ce, adj., s.n. 1. adj. Care izolează din punct de vedere electric; izolator. ♢ Constantă dielectrică = raportul dintre capacitatea unui condensator electric care conţine între armături o substanţă izolatoare şi… … Dicționar Român
dielectric — [dī΄i lek′trik] n. [ DI(A) + ELECTRIC: so called because it permits the passage of the lines of force of an electrostatic field but does not conduct the current] a material, as rubber, glass, etc., or a medium, as a vacuum, gas, etc., that does… … English World dictionary
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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dielectric — Physics ► ADJECTIVE ▪ non conducting of electricity; insulating. ► NOUN ▪ an insulator … English terms dictionary
Dielectric — A dielectric is an electrical insulator that can be polarized by an applied electric field. When a dielectric is placed in an electric field, electric charges do not flow through the material, as in a conductor, but only slightly shift from their … Wikipedia
dielectric — dielectrically, adv. /duy i lek trik/, Elect. n. 1. a nonconducting substance; insulator. 2. a substance in which an electric field can be maintained with a minimum loss of power. adj. 3. of or pertaining to a dielectric substance. [1830 40; DI 3 … Universalium
dielectric — noun Etymology: dia + electric Date: 1837 a nonconductor of direct electric current • dielectric adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
dielectric — di·e·lec·tric || ‚daɪɪ lektrɪk n. insulator, material that does not conduct electricity adj. of or pertaining to a dielectric substance, of or pertaining to a material that does not conduct electricity … English contemporary dictionary
dielectric — di•e•lec•tric [[t]ˌdaɪ ɪˈlɛk trɪk[/t]] n. 1) elm a nonconductor of electricity; insulator 2) elm a substance in which an electric field can be maintained with a minimum loss of power 3) elm of or pertaining to a dielectric substance • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
dielectric — /daɪəˈlɛktrɪk/ (say duyuh lektrik) Electricity –adjective 1. non conducting. 2. conveying electric effects otherwise than by conduction, as a medium through which electricity acts in the process of induction. –noun 3. a dielectric substance;… …
