/ Dictionary / Index D dielectric heating: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: di'elec'tric heat'ing Pronunciation: [key] — Elect. Elect. the heating of a nonconducting substance caused by dielectric loss when the material is placed in a variable electric field. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. dielectric constant dielectric loss Related Content Daily Word Quiz: nonchalant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language