electric constant

noun

1. the permittivity of free space, which has the value 8.854 187 × 10 ^–12farad per metre εo Also calledabsolute permittivity

Example Sentences

The event was electric - constant activity, splashes, and screams of glee.

From Washington Times

For ebonite this electric constant varies from 2.2 to 3.5 for different specimens, the mean of which is almost exactly equal to the square of 1.7.

From Project Gutenberg