Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dipole

2 senses of dipole

Sense 1
dipole -- (a pair of equal and opposite electric charges or magnetic poles separated by a small distance)
       => couple -- ((physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines)

Sense 2
dipole, dipole antenna -- (an aerial half a wavelength long consisting of two rods connected to a transmission line at the center)
       => antenna, aerial, transmitting aerial -- (an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals)