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dipole

dipole

See also: dipôle

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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

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