electric dipole moment

noun Electricity.

a vector quantity associated with two equal charges of opposite sign separated by a specified distance, having magnitude equal to the product of the charge and the distance between the charges and having direction from the negative to the positive charge along the line between the charges.

Nearby words

electric chair, electric charge, electric circuit, electric constant, electric current, electric dipole moment, electric discharge, electric displacement, electric eel, electric eye, electric field

Also called electric moment.

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Science definitions for electric moment

electric moment

See dipole moment.