1. n. []
A pair of opposite (and equal) electrical charges. The strength of the dipole is a vector quantity whose direction points from the positive to the negative charge and whose magnitude is the product of the absolute value of the charge times the separation. A point dipole is an idealized mathematical representation of a dipole in which the separation of the charges goes to zero while their charge increases so that the product (dipole strength) remains constant.
3. n. []
A small antenna used in electromagnetic surveying that can be represented mathematically as a dipole.