dipole

See also: dipôle

English

Etymology

From di- +‎ pole.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʌɪpəʊl/
• IPA^(key): /ˈdaɪˌpoʊl/

Noun

dipole (plural dipoles)

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

Derived terms

Derived terms

• dipole moment
• dipole wave

• electric dipole
• molecular dipole

Translations

any object that is oppositely charged at two points

• Czech: dipól m
• Finnish: dipoli (fi)
• French: dipôle (fr) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: dipolo (it) m
• Polish: dipol m
• Swedish: dipol (sv) c

any molecule that has delocalised charges

• Finnish: dipoli (fi)
• French: dipôle (fr) m
• Polish: dipol m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Swedish: dipol (sv) c
• Tagalog: daltaluktok

dipole antenna — see dipole antenna

Anagrams

• diploe, diploë, elopid, lepido-, peloid