"Dirac string" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Dirac strings [plural]
Etymology: Named after the physicist Paul Dirac, who conceived the idea. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Dirac string (plural Dirac strings)
  1. (physics) A hypothetical one-dimensional curve in space, stretching between two Dirac magnetic monopoles with opposite magnetic charges, or from one magnetic monopole out to infinity. Wikipedia link: Dirac string, Paul Dirac Categories (topical): Physics

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