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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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(usually a mass noun) Lodging in a dwelling or similar living quarters afforded to travellers in hotels or on cruise ships, or prisoners, etc.

“Writers often choose accommodation when discussing complex ideas.”

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dielectric

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˌdaɪ.əˈlɛk.tɹɪk/

An electrically insulating or nonconducting material considered for its electric susceptibility, i.e. its property of polarization when exposed to an external electric field.

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Common Phrases

constant dielectricproperties dielectricstrength dielectric. dielectricconstants dielectricloss dielectricdielectric highdielectric low
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Synonyms

insulatornonconductor

Antonyms

conductor

Related Words

capacitorinsulationinsulatingnonconductivenonconductingsuperinsulator

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