English Explanatory Dictionary

debye

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The CGS unit of electric dipole moment, defined as 1 D = 10⁻¹⁸ statcoulomb-centimetre and computable from the SI unit coulomb-metre by multiplying by the factor 3.33564 × 10⁻³⁰.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/dəˈbaɪ/

Word forms

debye debyes

Etymology

Named after Dutch-American physicist and physical chemist Peter Debye.

Synonyms

Debye unit

Related words

debye in on ibiblio Peter Debye physicist and physical chemist

Derived words

debye Debye-Falkenhagen effect Debye-Hückel theory Debye length Debye model Debye radius Debye-Scherrer method Debye-Scherrer ring Debye sphere Debye temperature Debye theory Debye unit
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