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dielectric constant

1. n. []

The degree to which a medium resists the flow of electric charge, defined as the ratio of the electric displacement to the electric field strength. It is more common to use the relative dielectric constant.

Synonyms: dielectric permittivity

See related terms: dielectric propagation logdielectric resistivitypermittivitypropagation resistivity