"Debye length" meaning in All languages combined

See Debye length on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Debye lengths [plural]
Etymology: Named after Peter Debye. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Debye length (plural Debye lengths)
  1. (physics) In plasmas and electrolytes, a measure of a charge carrier's net electrostatic effect in a solution and how far that effect persists. Wikipedia link: Debye length Synonyms: Debye radius

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