Meaning & use
Dipolar
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Having two poles, especially referring to a molecule or field with separated positive and negative charges.
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Water is a dipolar molecule, which explains its strong solvent properties.
The magnet's dipolar field attracted the iron filings toward each end.
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Used chiefly in physics and chemistry to describe dipoles, pairs of equal and opposite charges or poles separated by a distance.
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nonpolar
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