Electric vs Dielectric - What's the difference?
electric | dielectric |
Of, relating to, produced by, operated with, or utilising electricity; electrical.
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Being emotionally thrilling; electrifying.
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Drawing electricity from an external source; not battery-operated; corded.
(informal) .
(rare) An electric car.
(archaic) A substance or object which can be electrified; an insulator or non-conductor, like amber or glass.
(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.
As adjectives the difference between electric and dielectric
is that electric is of, relating to, produced by, operated with, or utilising electricity; electrical while dielectric is (electrically) insulating.As nouns the difference between electric and dielectric
is that electric is electricity while dielectric is an electrically insulating or nonconducting material considered for its electric susceptibility, i.e. its property of polarization when exposed to an external electric field.electric
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Alternative forms
* electrick (chiefly archaic)Adjective
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- Electric Pindar.
Derived terms
* electrical * electrical outlet * electrical engineer * electric chair * electric darts * electric eye * electric fence * electric grid (power grid) * electric shockNoun
(en-noun)References
* * *Dictionary.com definitions of electric* Niels H. de V. Heathcote (December 1967). "
The early meaning of electricity'': Some ''Pseudodoxia Epidemica'' - I". ''Annals of Science 23 (4): pp. 261-275. 1000 English basic words ----