monopole

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noun

An appellation owned by a single winery.

OriginMiddle French monopole ← Late Latin monopōlium →
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Meanings

monopole1

nounmonopole (plural monopoles)

plural monopoles

  1. An appellation owned by a single winery.

monopole2

nounmonopole (plural monopoles)

plural monopoles

  1. natural sciencesA magnetic monopole.
  2. A monopole antenna.
  3. An electrical power transmission line having one direct-current conductor and a ground (earth) connection.

Origin

monopole · noun

  1. Late Latinmonopōlium“a monopoly”
  2. Middle Frenchmonopole
  3. Englishmonopole

From the Middle French monopole or its etymon the Late Latin monopōlium (“a monopoly”).

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monopole · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
  3. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  4. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  5. Englishmono-
  6. Englishpole
  7. Englishmonopole

From mono- + pole.

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Translations

Czech monopól, monopól
  • monopólmagnetic monopole
  • monopólantenna
Finnish monopoli, magneettinen monopoli
  • monopolimagnetic monopole
  • magneettinen monopolimagnetic monopole
  • maatasoantenniantenna
  • sauva-antenniantenna
  • monopoliantenna
  • monopoliantenniantenna
German Monopol
  • Monopolmagnetic monopole
Polish monopol, monopol
  • monopolmagnetic monopole
  • monopolantenna
Russian монопо́ль
  • монопо́ль (monopólʹ)magnetic monopole
Cite this entry
APA

monopole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monopole

MLA

“monopole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monopole. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monopole,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monopole.

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