Glossary: R

relative permeability

Relative permeability relates the absolute permeability of a magnetic material to the permeability of vacuum ( 4p10^-7 H/m).

relative permittivity

Relative permittivity relates the absolute permittivity of a magnetic material to the permittivity of vacuum( 4p10^-7 H/m).

resistance

Resistance represents the characteristic of a DC electric circuit element to impose a certain dependency between the voltage between a pair of terminals and the corresponding DC current flowing between the two terminals.

RMB

This is an acronym for the right mouse button.

RMBM

This is an acronym for the right mouse button menu. This menu becomes visible when you hold the right mouse button down while the cursor is in a view window. Depending on the module you are in, you may use this menu to select or deselect objects, or accept or cancel selections or values.