Definition of Electric dipole

1. Noun. A dipole with equal and opposite electric charges.

Exact synonyms: Electric Doublet
Generic synonyms: Dipole

Definition of Electric dipole

1. Noun. (physics) two electric charges of equal magnitude but opposite sign separated by a short distance ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Electric Dipole

electric chair
electric chairs
electric charge
electric charges
electric chorea
electric circuit
electric circuits
electric clock
electric company
electric conductivity
electric cord
electric countershock
electric current
electric currents
electric dermatome
electric dipole (current term)
electric dipole moment
electric discharge
electric doublet
electric drill
electric eel
electric eels
electric energy
electric eye
electric fan
electric field
electric fields
electric fire
electric fish
electric frying pan

Literary usage of Electric dipole

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Preliminary measurements of the Stark effect place the permanent electric dipole moment near 1.6 debye. A comparison of the relative intensities between the ..."

2. Galileo, the Tour Guide: A Summary of the Mission to Date edited by Jean H. Aichele (1997)
"An electric dipole antenna (a simple antenna of the form that one often sees ... The electric dipole antenna is mounted at the tip of the magnetometer boom. ..."

3. Electricity and Magnetism by Benjamin Crowell (2002)
"... mass at a given point in space electric dipole an object that has an imbalance between positive charge on one side and negative charge on the other; ..."

4. An Assessment of Potential Health Effects from Exposure to Pave Paws Low by National Research Council (2005)
"P. King, "Comments on 'Propagation of EM Pulses Excited by an electric dipole in a Conducting Medium,'" Trans. IEEE, Vol. AP-43, Jan I995, I19-I20 9. ..."

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