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dipole (iou)



dipole noun. E20.
[from DI-2 + POLE noun2.]
Science. A pair of equal and opposite electric charges or magnetic poles, esp. close together; a molecule etc. with such a pair. E20.
An aerial composed of two equal straight rods mounted in line with one another and having an electrical connection to its centre; spec. such an aerial half a wavelength long overall. E20.
Comb.: dipole moment the product of the separation of the charges etc. of a dipole and the magnitude of each.