debye
/dəˈbaɪ/
debye noun: 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.
Noun
debye (plural debyes)
- 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.
- The dipole moments of water and the alcohols are about 1.8 debyes. The moments of ethers are smaller, about 1.2 debyes.1976, George Scatchard, Equilibrium in Solutions: Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Harvard University Press, page 197
- There is considerable transfer of negative charge to the carbon atoms in the pyrrole ring, which give it a high dipole moment ≈ 1.8 Debyes.1997, J. R. Becker, Crude Oil Waxes, Emulsions, and Asphaltenes, PennWell Publishing Company, page 224
- Synonyms:
- Debye unit
Proper noun capitalized: Debye
Debye
- A surname.
Synonyms of debye
Forms of debye
| plural | debyes |
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Origin of debye
Named after Dutch-American physicist and physical chemist Peter Debye.
Words formed from 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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Words that rhyme with debye
Questions about debye
- What does debye mean?
- Debye means 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.
- What part of speech is debye?
- Debye can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce debye?
- Debye is pronounced /dəˈbaɪ/.
- What is the plural of debye?
- The plural of debye is debyes.
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