# debye

> English word · Noun · IPA /dəˈbaɪ/ · frequency rank #93,604

## Definitions
1. The CGS unit of electric dipole moment, defined as 1 D = 10⁻¹⁸ statcoulomb-centimetre and computable from the SI unit coulomb-metre by multiplying by the factor 3.33564 × 10⁻³⁰.

## Etymology
Named after Dutch-American physicist and physical chemist Peter Debye.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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