"dipole" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdʌɪpəʊl/ [UK], /ˈdaɪˌpoʊl/ [US] Forms: dipoles [plural]
Etymology: di- + pole Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|di|pole}} di- + pole Head templates: {{en-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). Categories (topical): Physics Translations (any object that is oppositely charged at two points): dipol [masculine] (Catalan), dipól [masculine] (Czech), dipoli (Finnish), dipôle [masculine] (French), dipolo [masculine] (Italian), dipol [masculine] (Polish), dipol [masculine] (Romanian), dipol [common-gender] (Swedish), deubol [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-dipole-en-noun-uvqwwk6G Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'any object that is oppositely charged at two points': 69 14 17
  2. (chemistry) Any molecule or radical that has delocalised positive and negative charges. Categories (topical): Chemistry Translations (any molecule that has delocalised charges): dipoli (Finnish), dipôle [masculine] (French), Dipol [masculine] (German), dipolo [masculine] (Italian), dipol [masculine] (Polish), dipolo [masculine] (Portuguese), dipol [masculine] (Romanian), dipolo [masculine] (Spanish), dipol [common-gender] (Swedish), daltaluktok (Tagalog), dipol (Turkish), deubol [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-dipole-en-noun-NGCDWPtN Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'any molecule that has delocalised charges': 33 54 13
  3. (radio) A dipole antenna. Categories (topical): Radio
    Sense id: en-dipole-en-noun-9utWJRhx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with di- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 13 57 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with di-: 29 26 45 Topics: broadcasting, media, radio
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dipole moment, dipole wave, electric dipole, molecular dipole

Inflected forms

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