Etymology

dipole

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Today it means: Any object (such as a magnet, polar molecule or antenna) that is oppositely charged at two points (or poles). Full definition →

English pole ← Latin di- ← Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Englishpole
  8. English todaydipole

From di- + pole.

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