electric dipole

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Definition of electric dipole in English Turkish dictionary: elektrik dipolu; elektriksel iki uçlu

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Definition of electric dipole in English English dictionary: two electric charges of equal magnitude but opposite sign separated by a short distance; Pair of equal and opposite electric charges, the centres of which do not coincide. An atom in which the centre of the negative cloud of electrons has been shifted slightly away from the nucleus by an external electric field is an induced electric dipole. When the external field is removed, the atom loses its dipolarity. A water molecule, in which two hydrogen atoms are situated to one side of an oxygen atom, is a permanent electric dipole. The oxygen side is always slightly negative, the hydrogen side slightly positive; a dipole with equal and opposite electric charges; Two separated electric charges; a physical structure having the effective centers of positive and negative charges separated; An object that has an imbalance between positive charge on one side and negative charge on the other; an object that will experience a torque in an electric field; – two equal but opposite charges separated by a fixed distance
electric dipole moment: the dipole moment in an electric dipole

electric dipole

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e·lec·tric di·pole

îlektrîk daypōl

/əˈlektrək ˈdīˌpōl/ /ɪˈlɛktrɪk ˈdaɪˌpoʊl/

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