electric susceptibility

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noun Electricity.

(when the components of electrical polarization are linear combinations of the components of the electric field) the coefficient or set of coefficients that multiply the components of the electric field.

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Also called susceptibility.

Compare polarization (def. 3b).

Origin of electric susceptibility

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby electric susceptibility

electric potential gradient, electric ray, electric shock, electric storm, electric strength, electric susceptibility, electric torch, electric wave, Electrides, electrify, electro

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British Dictionary definitions for electric susceptibility

electric susceptibility

noun

another name for susceptibility (def. 4a)

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