magnetic dipole

American  

[mag-net-ik dahy-pohl] / mægˈnɛt ɪk ˈdaɪˌpoʊl /

noun

1. Physics. a system with two equal and opposite magnetic poles, in that it generates a magnetic field from two opposing poles.

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magnetic dipole Scientific  

1. A model of an object that generates a magnetic field in which the field is considered to emanate from two opposite poles, as in the north and south poles of a magnet, much as an electric field emanates from a positive and a negative charge (each of which is a monopole) in an electric dipole. Even though the existence of magnetic monopoles as isolable particles has not been established, the magnetic dipole remains a useful simplification of the electrodynamics involved in magnetism. Magnetic dipoles experience torque in the presence of magnetic fields.

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Example Sentences

These tiny magnets are called magnetic dipole moments.

From Science Daily

The BECs produced for the three current experiments use atoms, such as erbium or dysprosium, that have strong permanent magnetic dipole moments.

From Nature

For this method to work, the only requirement is that the molecules have a magnetic dipole moment, which means that they behave like tiny bar magnets.

From Nature

All of these atoms have intrinsically strong magnetic dipole moments.

From Nature

The magnetic dipole is characterised¹ by the number “g”.

From The Guardian