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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any object (such as a magnet, polar molecule or antenna) that is oppositely charged at two points (or poles).
2. 2
   an aerial half a wavelength long consisting of two rods connected to a transmission line at the center wordnet
3. 3
   Any molecule or radical that has delocalised positive and negative charges.
4. 4
   a pair of equal and opposite electric charges or magnetic poles separated by a small distance wordnet
5. 5
   A dipole antenna.

Synonyms

All synonyms

dipole antenna

Etymology

From di- + pole.

Related phrases

dipole momentdipole waveelectric dipolemolecular dipoledipole antenna

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