dielectric

Etymology

From dia- (“through”) + electric. Learned 19th-century formation, coined by William Whewell (died 1866).

noun

  1. (physics) An electrically insulating or nonconducting material considered for its electric susceptibility, i.e. its property of polarization when exposed to an external electric field.

adj

  1. (electrically) insulating

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