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 | ||