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dipole moment

di·pole mo·ment (plural di·pole mo·ments)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. product of equal but opposite charges: the product of one of the equal but opposite charges on two atoms in a molecule, and the distance separating them

2. result of magnetic dipole: the product of two equal and opposite magnetic poles or electric charges that are separated by a short distance

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