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DIPOLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An aerial half a wavelength long consisting of two rods connected to a transmission line at the center
Synonyms:
dipole; dipole antenna
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("dipole" is a kind of...):
aerial; antenna; transmitting aerial (an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A pair of equal and opposite electric charges or magnetic poles separated by a small distance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("dipole" is a kind of...):
couple ((physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dipole"):
electric dipole; electric doublet (a dipole with equal and opposite electric charges)
magnetic dipole (a dipole with opposing magnetic poles)
