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Dipole

//ˈdaɪˌpoʊl// noun

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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.

Etymology

From di- + pole.

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