/ Dictionary / Index D debye: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: de•bye Pronunciation: (di-bī'), [key] a unit of measure for electric dipole moments, equal to 10 statcoulomb-centimeters. Abbr.: D De•bye Pronunciation: (de-bī'), [key] 1884–1966, Dutch physicist, in the U.S. after 1940: Nobel prize for chemistry 1936. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. debutante dec- Related Content Daily Word Quiz: philtrum Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language