permittivity

noun

Meaning

A property of a dielectric medium that determines the forces that electric charges placed in the medium exert on each other.

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Related words

permissivity(English)dielectric constant(English)permittance(English)chromopermittivity(English)relative permittivity(English)permeability(English)capacitivity(English)dielectric(English)capacitance(English)anisotropic(English)capacitors(English)electromagnetism(English)

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