dipole

Two-rod aerial

A dipole is a pair of equal and opposite electric charges or magnetic poles separated by a small distance.

In physics and chemistry, molecules with uneven charge distribution are called polar because they have dipole moments—water is a classic example.

A dipole antenna consists of two conductive elements fed at the center, commonly used in radio and television reception.

magnetic

north

Arctic-facing cardinal direction

  • southCardinal direction opposite north
  • fieldArea of specialty
  • fluxContinuous change or flow

moment · ferromagnetism · spin · electron · orbital · magnetization · compass · lodestone · magnetite · hysteresis

electrostatic

charge

Cost or accusation

coulomb · field · potential · moment · polarization · electron · proton · electrostatic · force · attraction

molecular

bond

Binding tie or connection

charge · moment · water · hydrogen · electron · asymmetric · molecule · solubility · intermolecular · vector

physics

moment

Brief period of time

radiation · oscillating · electric · magnetic · quantum · transition · selection · rules · interaction · energy

antenna

transmitter

Signal-emitting device

frequency · tuning · wireless · radiation · polarization · feedline · impedance · coaxial · aerial · VHF

Categories
Opposites
pole configuration

dipolemonopole

Isolated magnetic charge

point source · multipole

Family

dipoles

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Rated G