bipole

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noun

A region of magnetic flux having two distinct poles

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Meanings

nounbipole (plural bipoles)

plural bipoles

  1. natural sciencesA region of magnetic flux having two distinct poles
  2. An electrical power transmission line having two direct-current conductors in opposite polarity.

    This scheme, which has been operating since 1986, consists of two 1000 MW bipoles.

    2009, Jos Arrillaga et al., “PWM-HVDC Transmission”, in Self-Commutating Converters for High Power Applications, Chichester, UK: Wiley, page 153

Origin

From bi- + pole.

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Chicago

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