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Dielectric vs Nanoshell - What's the difference?

dielectric | nanoshell |

As nouns the difference between dielectric and nanoshell

is that dielectric is (physics) an electrically insulating or nonconducting material considered for its electric susceptibility, ie its property of polarization when exposed to an external electric field while nanoshell is a dielectric nanoparticle coated with a very thin metallic shell.

As an adjective dielectric

is (electrically) insulating.

dielectric

English

(wikipedia dielectric)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (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.

    • Synonyms

    * insulator

    Derived terms

    * dielectric constant * dielectricity

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (electrically) insulating

    • nanoshell

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia nanoshell) (en noun)
  • A dielectric nanoparticle coated with a very thin metallic shell