DIPOLE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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)