surface density

nounPhysics.

quantity, as of electric charge, per unit surface area.

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In the next place apply the surface characteristic equation to any point on a charged conductor at which the surface density is σ.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 | Various
The surface-density is thus inversely as the cube of the distance PE.
Lord Kelvin | Andrew Gray
The sharper the curvature is, the greater the surface density will be.
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