dipole
noun/ˈdaɪpoʊl/
Frequency rank: #15,542 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a system or object having two equal and opposite electric charges or magnetic poles separated by a small distance.
Example sentence
The scientist explained that each water molecule functions as a kind of dipole, since its electric charges are distributed unevenly.
Synonyms & related words
- doublet
- magnet
- polarizer
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