What is "dipole moment"

n. the vector product of the charge on either pole of a dipole and the distance separating them

n. the moment of a dipole

Dipole moment may refer to:

• Electric dipole moment, the measure of the electrical polarity of a system of charges
  • Transition dipole moment, the electrical dipole moment in quantum mechanics
  • Molecular dipole moment, the electric dipole moment of a molecule.
  • Bond dipole moment, the measure of polarity of a chemical bond
  • Electron electric dipole moment, the measure of the charge distribution within an electron
• Magnetic dipole moment, the measure of the magnetic polarity of a system of charges
  • Electron magnetic moment
  • Nuclear magnetic moment, the magnetic moment of an atomic nucleus
• Topological dipole moment, the measure of the topological defect charge distribution
• The first order term (or the second term) of the multipole expansion of a function
• The dielectric constant of a solvent is the measure of its capacity to break the covalent molecules into ions.
• Dipole moment P=QxD where Q is the charge and D is the Distance