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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)

  1. 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)

  1. (electrically) insulating

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.

All 15 example sentences with dielectric

Synonyms of dielectric

Forms of dielectric

Noun
pluraldielectrics
Adjective
comparativemore dielectric
superlativemost dielectric

Plural of dielectric: dielectrics

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

  1. diel
  2. dielasmatid
  3. dielasmatids
  4. dieldrin
  5. dieldrins
  6. dielectric
  7. dielectric absorption
  8. dielectric absorptions
  9. dielectric constant
  10. dielectric constants
  11. dielectric grease

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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.

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