monopole

American  

[mon-uh-pohl] / ˈmɒn əˌpoʊl /

noun

1. magnetic monopole.

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monopole British  

/ ˈmɒnəˌpəʊl /

noun

1. a magnetic pole considered in isolation

2. Also called: magnetic monopole.  a hypothetical elementary particle postulated in certain theories of particle physics to exist as an isolated north or south magnetic pole

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monopole Scientific  

/ mŏn′ə-pōl′ /

1. The minimal region for which lines of force, as from an electric or magnetic field, either all enter or all leave the region. Particles with electric charge, such as electrons, are monopoles; though magnetic fields can behave as if generated by sets of monopoles (as in the case of magnetic dipoles), it is not known whether isolable magnetic monopoles exist.

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Example Sentences

"Monopoles had been predicted theoretically, but this is the first time we've actually seen a two-dimensional monopole in a naturally occurring magnet," said co-author Professor Paolo Radaelli, from the University of Oxford.

From Science Daily

Unlike most Burgundian vineyards, which are divided among numerous owners working side by side, the Clos de la Perrière is a “monopole,” owned entirely by the Joliet family.

From Seattle Times

“He felt the wine would be too expensive. And if it had been grand cru, it would not have stayed a monopole.”

From Seattle Times

A 2013 study found that between 140,000 and 328,000 birds are killed each year in the United States at monopole turbines.

From New York Times

For example, magnetic monopole quasiparticles have only one magnetic pole — unlike all ordinary magnets, which always have a north and a south.

From Nature