MatSci-SAMhttps://w3id.org/matsci-sam/vocabulary/id4/dielectric/definitions/2/revisions/1A material that reduces the electric field strength between two conductors by aligning its molecular dipoles in response to an external electric field.
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Ceramic capacitors utilize barium titanate, a dielectric material, to store electrical charge.
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