/ Dictionary / Index E electric displacement: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: elec'tric displace'ment Pronunciation: [key] — Elect. Elect. the part of the electric field that is determined solely by free charges, without reference to the dielectric properties of the surrounding medium: measured in coulombs per square meter. Symbol: D Also called Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. electric dipole moment electric eel Related Content Daily Word Quiz: winsome Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language