Definition of permittivity in English:
permittivity
noun ˌpəːmɪˈtɪvɪtiˌpərməˈtɪvədi
Physics The ability of a substance to store electrical energy in an electric field.
Example sentencesExamples
- This would be in agreement with previous computer simulations of the permittivity of cytochrome c.
- First, his instrument included a permittivity sensor.
- In both cases, the lowering of the local permittivity entails a free energy decrease.
- These interactions are screened by a dielectric permittivity of the order 10.
- He calculated that a material that had a negative permittivity and a negative permeability would also have a negative refractive index.
Definition of permittivity in US English:
permittivity
nounˌpərməˈtɪvədiˌpərməˈtivədē
Physics The ability of a substance to store electrical energy in an electric field.
Example sentencesExamples
- This would be in agreement with previous computer simulations of the permittivity of cytochrome c.
- First, his instrument included a permittivity sensor.
- He calculated that a material that had a negative permittivity and a negative permeability would also have a negative refractive index.
- In both cases, the lowering of the local permittivity entails a free energy decrease.
- These interactions are screened by a dielectric permittivity of the order 10.