DIPOLE

dipole, dipole antenna

(noun) an aerial half a wavelength long consisting of two rods connected to a transmission line at the center

dipole

(noun) a pair of equal and opposite electric charges or magnetic poles separated by a small distance

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

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

Anagrams

• diploe, diploĂ«, elopid, lepido-, peloid

Source: Wiktionary



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