Found 2 items, similar to dielectric.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: dielectric dielectric n : a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity [syn: insulator, nonconductor] [ant: conductor]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Dielectric 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] ||