di´e|lec´tri|cal|ly

di´e|lec´tri|cal|ly
di|e|lec|tric «DY ih LEHK trihk», adjective, noun. Electricity.
–adj.
1. nonconducting.
2. having to do with a nonconducting medium or with the transmission of electricity without conduction.
–n.
a dielectric substance or medium, such as glass, rubber, or wood.
[< di-3 across + electric (because induction takes place “across” it)]
di´e|lec´tri|cal|ly, adverb.

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