 |
Dipole
| Babylon English | Download this dictionary |
dipole
n.
(Physics, Electronics) pair of magnetic poles; (Physical Chemistry) molecule with two poles
| English Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia | Download this dictionary |
Dipole
In electromagnetism, there are two kinds of dipoles:
- An electric dipole is a separation of positive and negative charges. The simplest example of this is a pair of electric charges of equal magnitude but opposite sign, separated by some (usually small) distance. A permanent electric dipole is called an electret.
- A magnetic dipole is a closed circulation of electric current. A simple example of this is a single loop of wire with some constant current through it.
| See more at Wikipedia.org... |
© This article uses material from Wikipedia® and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License and under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
| WordNet 2.0 | Download this dictionary |
dipole
Noun
1. a pair of equal and opposite electric charges or magnetic poles separated by a small distance
(hypernym) couple
(hyponym) electric dipole, electric doublet
2. an aerial half a wavelength long consisting of two rods connected to a transmission line at the center
(synonym) dipole antenna
(hypernym) antenna, aerial, transmitting aerial
| Babylon German-English | Download this dictionary |
Dipol (der)
nm.
(Physics, Electronics) dipole, pair of magnetic poles; (Physical Chemistry) molecule with two poles
| Babylon French-English | Download this dictionary |
dipôle
nm.
dipole (Physics, Electronics)
