dielectric material

dielectric material

[‚dī·ə′lək·trik mə‚tir·ē·əl]

(materials)

Also known as dielectric.

A material which is an electrical insulator or in which an electric field can be sustained with a minimum dissipation of power.

In a more general sense, any material other than a condensed state of a metal.

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