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Nonconducting vs Dielectric - What's the difference?

nonconducting | dielectric |

As adjectives the difference between nonconducting and dielectric

is that nonconducting is that does not conduct (electricity or heat) while dielectric is (electrically) insulating.

As a noun 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.

nonconducting

English

Adjective

(-)
  • That does not conduct (electricity or heat).

    • 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