polarizability

Questions

What does polarizability mean?

The relative tendency of a system of electric charges to become polarized in the presence of an external electric field.

Where does polarizability come from?

Etymology tree English polarize Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English polarizability From polarize + -ability.

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