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Noun: monopole  'mó-nu,powl
  1. A hypothetical particle with a single magnetic pole instead of the usual two
    - magnetic monopole
     
  2. The spherically-symmetric (uniform) component of any field
    "the cosmic microwave background has a temperature monopole of about 2.7 Kelvin"

Derived forms: monopoles

Type of: particle, subatomic particle

Encyclopedia: Monopole, Astrophysics and Cosmic Ray Observatory

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