dipole

See also: dipôle

English

Etymology

di- +‎ pole

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdʌɪpəʊl/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈdaɪˌpoʊl/

Noun

dipole (plural dipoles)

(physics) Any object (such as a magnet, polar molecule or antenna) that is oppositely charged at two points (or poles).
(chemistry) Any molecule or radical that has delocalised positive and negative charges.
(radio) A dipole antenna.

Derived terms

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Translations

any object that is oppositely charged at two points

Catalan: dipol m
Czech: dipól m
Finnish: dipoli (fi)
French: dipôle (fr) m
Italian: dipolo (it) m
Polish: dipol m
Romanian: dipol (ro) m
Swedish: dipol (sv) c
Welsh: deubol m

any molecule that has delocalised charges

Finnish: dipoli (fi)
French: dipôle (fr) m
German: Dipol (de) m
Italian: dipolo (it) m
Polish: dipol m
Portuguese: dipolo m
Romanian: dipol (ro) m
Spanish: dipolo m
Swedish: dipol (sv) c
Tagalog: daltaluktok
Turkish: dipol
Welsh: deubol m

dipole antenna — see dipole antenna

Anagrams

diploe, diploë, elopid, lepido-, peloid

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