English noun: dipole | |||
1. | dipole (object) a pair of equal and opposite electric charges or magnetic poles separated by a small distance | ||
Broader (hypernym) | couple | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | electric dipole, electric doublet, magnetic dipole | ||
2. | dipole (artifact) an aerial half a wavelength long consisting of two rods connected to a transmission line at the center | ||
Synonyms | dipole antenna | ||
Broader (hypernym) | aerial, antenna, transmitting aerial | ||