dipole

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UK/ˈdʌɪpəʊl/US/ˈdaɪˌpoʊl/

noun

Any object (such as a magnet, polar molecule or antenna) that is oppositely charged at two points (or poles).

Similar
dipole antenna
OriginEnglish pole ← Latin di- ← Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-) →
Less commonScrabble 9
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Meanings

noundipole (plural dipoles)

plural dipoles

  1. natural sciencesAny object (such as a magnet, polar molecule or antenna) that is oppositely charged at two points (or poles).
  2. chemistryAny molecule or radical that has delocalised positive and negative charges.
  3. broadcastingA dipole antenna.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan aerial half a wavelength long consisting of two rods connected to a transmission line at the center

Similar
dipole antenna
Broader
antennaaerialtransmitting aerial
Also see
dipole antenna

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  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. Englishdipole

From di- + pole.

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Translations

Catalan dipol
  • dipolany object that is oppositely charged at two points
Czech dipól
  • dipólany object that is oppositely charged at two points
Finnish dipoli, dipoli
  • dipoliany object that is oppositely charged at two points
  • dipoliany molecule that has delocalised charges
French dipôle, dipôle
  • dipôleany object that is oppositely charged at two points
  • dipôleany molecule that has delocalised charges
German Dipol
  • Dipolany molecule that has delocalised charges
Italian dipolo, dipolo
  • dipoloany object that is oppositely charged at two points
  • dipoloany molecule that has delocalised charges
Polish dipol, dipol
  • dipolany object that is oppositely charged at two points
  • dipolany molecule that has delocalised charges
Portuguese dipolo, dipolo
  • dipoloany object that is oppositely charged at two points
  • dipoloany molecule that has delocalised charges
Romanian dipol, dipol
  • dipolany object that is oppositely charged at two points
  • dipolany molecule that has delocalised charges
Spanish dipolo
  • dipoloany molecule that has delocalised charges
Swedish dipol, dipol
  • dipolany object that is oppositely charged at two points
  • dipolany molecule that has delocalised charges
Tagalog daltaluktok
  • daltaluktokany molecule that has delocalised charges
Turkish dipol
  • dipolany molecule that has delocalised charges
Welsh deubol, deubol
  • deubolany object that is oppositely charged at two points
  • deubolany molecule that has delocalised charges

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

elopidpeloiddiploe
Cite this entry
APA

dipole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dipole

MLA

“dipole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dipole. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dipole,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dipole.

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