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mon·o·pole

(mŏn′ə-pōl′)
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monopole

(ˈmɒnəˌpəʊl)
n
1. (General Physics) a magnetic pole considered in isolation
2. (General Physics) 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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mon•o•pole

(ˈmɒn əˌpoʊl)

n.
a hypothetical heavy subatomic particle with an isolated magnetic north or south pole.
[1935–40]
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But in 1931, Nobel Prize--winning physicist Paul Dirac demonstrated mathematically that single-pole magnets, known as monopoles, could exist.
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From an overall view of these radiation patterns, the proposed antenna behaves quite similarly to the typical printed monopoles in the operating bands.
From an overall view of these radiation patterns, the antenna behaves quite similarly to the typical printed monopoles at the frequency of 2.4, 5.2 and 5.8 GHz.

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