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relative permittivity

noun

the ratio of the permittivity of a substance to that of free spaceSymbol: ε r Also called: dielectric constant

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Words nearby relative permittivity

relative majority, relative minor, relative molecular mass, relativeness, relative permeability, relative permittivity, relative pitch, relative polycythemia, relative pronoun, relative scotoma, relative specificity
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Scientific definitions for relative permittivity

relative permittivity

The ratio of the magnetic permittivity of a substance to the permittivity of a vacuum.
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