HyperDic: dipole_moment

English > 1 sense of the expression dipole moment:
NOUNphenomenondipole momentthe moment of a dipole
English > dipole moment: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon
MeaningThe moment of a dipole.
Narrowerelectric dipole momentThe dipole moment in an electric dipole
magnetic dipole moment(physics) a current loop gives rise to a magnetic field characteristic of a magnetic dipole
BroadermomentA turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)

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