Dielectric

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dielectric
       n : a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible
           electrical or thermal conductivity [syn: {insulator}, {nonconductor}]
           [ant: {conductor}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  18 Moby Thesaurus words for "dielectric":
     conductance, conduction, conductivity, conductor,
     electric conduction, gas conduction, insulator, ionic conduction,
     liquid conduction, metallic conduction, mho, nonconducting,
     nonconductive, nonconductor, photoconduction, semiconductor,
     superconductivity, superconductor