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dipole antenna

Variant of dipole

noun

  1. Physics any system having two equal but opposite electric charges or magnetic poles separated by a very small distance
  2. Chem. a polar molecule in which the centers of positive and negative charge are separated
  3. a radio or television antenna that is a single linear conductor (commonly equal in length to one half the wavelength at the frequency employed) separated at the center as by a transmission line feed

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