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dipole moment

DEFINITIONS OF: dipole moment

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n the moment of a dipole

Types:
electric dipole moment
the dipole moment in an electric dipole
magnetic dipole moment
(physics) a current loop gives rise to a magnetic field characteristic of a magnetic dipole
Type of:
moment
a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)
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