DIELECTRIC
Dictionary entry overview: What does dielectric mean?
• DIELECTRIC (noun)
The noun DIELECTRIC has 1 sense:
1. a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity
Familiarity information: DIELECTRIC used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DIELECTRIC (noun)
Meaning:
A material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
dielectric; insulator; nonconductor
Hypernyms ("dielectric" is a kind of...):
material; stuff (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dielectric"):
bushing (an insulating liner in an opening through which conductors pass)
mineral wool; rock wool (a light fibrous material used as an insulator)
glass wool (glass fibers spun and massed into bundles resembling wool)
