English Explanatory Dictionary

Debye length

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In plasmas and electrolytes, a measure of a charge carrier's net electrostatic effect in a solution and how far that effect persists.

Word forms

Debye length Debye lengths

Etymology

Named after Peter Debye.

Synonyms

Debye radius
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