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

• Arctic dipole anomaly
• Indian Ocean Dipole
• Subtropical Indian Ocean Dipole

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)