Dipole (disambiguation)

In physics, a dipole is a quantity involving some form of polarity.

Dipole may also refer to:

In physics

  • Electric dipole
  • Magnetic dipole
  • Dipole moment (disambiguation)
  • A flow dipole, a separation of a sink and a source in potential flow

In meteorology

Other uses

  • Dipole antenna, a type of radio antenna
  • Dipole magnet, a permanent magnet
  • Dipole graph, a graph with two poles
  • Dipole speaker, a loudspeaker enclosure
  • Dipole model of the Earth's magnetic field, a first order approximation of the rather complex true Earth's magnetic field (which can be viewed as dipolar)
  • Dipole anisotropy, the progressive difference in the frequency of radiation from opposite directions due to the motion of the observer relative to the source
  • Dipole–dipole attraction, one of several intermolecular forces

See also

  • Monopole (disambiguation)
  • Quadrupole
  • Multipole expansion
  • Bipolar (disambiguation)
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