dielectric

noun

a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity

Roots

diadi- · Greek · through, across elektronelectric- · Greek · amber (source of electric charge)

Synonyms for dielectric

nonconductorn insulatorn nonconductingadj nonconductiveadj conductivityn photoconductionn superconductorn conductionn semiconductorn conductancen

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The word dielectric breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: di-, from Greek dia (“through, across”); and electric, from Greek elektron (“amber (source of electric charge)”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.