Topic: word of the day: dielectric
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dielectric -Merriam-Webster
noun
: a nonconductor of direct electric current
Etymology
dia- + electric
Latin, from Greek, through, apart, from dia; akin to Latin dis-
New Latin electricus produced from amber by friction, electric, from Medieval Latin, of amber, from Latin electrum amber, electrum, from Greek ēlektron; akin to Greek ēlektōr beaming sun
First Known Use
1837, in the meaning defined above
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