dielectric
UK/ˌdaɪ.ɪˈlɛk.tɹɪk/
dielectric noun: an electrically insulating or nonconducting material considered for its electric susceptibility, i.e. its property of polarization when exposed to an external electric field.
Noun
dielectric (plural dielectrics)
- An electrically insulating or nonconducting material considered for its electric susceptibility, i.e. its property of polarization when exposed to an external electric field.
- Synonyms:
- insulator
Adjective
dielectric (comparative more dielectric, superlative most dielectric)
dielectric meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
dielectric in Hindi
- physics: nonconducting material
- परावैद्युत parāvaidyut
dielectric in Tamil
- மின்கடத்தாப் பொருள், மின்கடவாப் பொருள், மின்காப்புப் பொருள், மின்கோடுபுகுகின்ற, மின் காப்புப் பொருள், மின்காப்பு மாறிலி
dielectric in Urdu
- ڈائی الیکٹرک, ڈایلیکٹرک
dielectric in Bengali
- ডাইলেক্ট্রিক, ডাইইলেক্ট্রিক
More languagesFewer languages
- dielectric in Telugu
- డైఎలెక్ట్రిక్
- dielectric in Malayalam
- ഡൈഎലെക്ട്രിക്കൽ, ഡൈഎലെക്ട്രിക്, ഡൈഎലെക്ട്രിക്ക്
- dielectric in Kannada
- ಇರ್ಮಿಂದೊದ, ಇಮ್ಮಿಂದೊದ
- dielectric in Punjabi
- ਡਾਈਲੈਕਟ੍ਰਿਕ, ਡਾਇਲੈਕਟ੍ਰਿਕ
- dielectric in Gujarati
- ડાઇલેક્ટ્રિક
- dielectric in Odia
- ଡାଇଲେକ୍ଟ୍ରିକ, ଡାଇଇଲେକ୍ଟ୍ରିକ
- dielectric in Nepali
- डाइलेक्ट्रिक, डाइइलेक्ट्रिक
- dielectric in Tagalog
- disaluyan
- dielectric in Vietnamese
- điện môi
Examples of dielectric in a sentence
- The results revealed that these semi-IPNs possessed improved mechanical and dielectric properties compared with pure polycyanurate.
- Complex dielectric variations can address neatly the maturity of organic-rich mudrocks.
- Researchers have focused on various manufactured periodically nonhomogeneous dielectric materials, including rugate filters and periodically multilayered materials.
Synonyms of dielectric
Forms of dielectric
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | dielectrics |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more dielectric |
| superlative | most dielectric |
Origin of dielectric
From dia- (“through”) + electric. Learned 19th-century formation, coined by William Whewell (died 1866).
Words formed from dielectric
Phrases with dielectric
Questions about dielectric
- What does dielectric mean?
- Dielectric means an electrically insulating or nonconducting material considered for its electric susceptibility, i.e. its property of polarization when exposed to an external electric field.
- What is dielectric in Hindi?
- Dielectric in Hindi is परावैद्युत (parāvaidyut). See Dielectric meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is dielectric?
- Dielectric can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce dielectric?
- Dielectric is pronounced /ˌdaɪ.ɪˈlɛk.tɹɪk/ (UK).
- What is the plural of dielectric?
- The plural of dielectric is dielectrics.
Words near dielectric in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: dielectric (page history and authors); dielectric (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); dielectric (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dielectric (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dielectric (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dielectric (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dielectric (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); dielectric (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dielectric (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dielectric (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); dielectric (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: en-us-dielectric.ogg, en-au-dielectric.ogg.
Cite this entry: “dielectric.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/dielectric. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
