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di·pole
 dipole
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- pronunciation:
- daI
pol
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a pair of electric charges or magnetic poles that are of equal magnitude but opposite polarity.
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| definition 2: |
a polar molecule in which the centers of the positive charges are different from the centers of the negative charges.
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| definition 3: |
see "dipole antenna."
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| derivation: |
dipolar (adj.) |
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