How to Use dipole moment in a Sentence

dipole moment

noun
  • The material’s molecules carry permanent dipole moments.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The experiment was originally designed to measure the muon’s magnetic dipole moment, the property behind its famous g-2 measurement.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
  • This enabled them to study neutron-rich nuclei with high precision and determine two properties of chromium-61 known as spin and magnetic dipole moment, which reveal how protons and neutrons are distributed inside the nucleus.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Since hydrogen atoms alone can’t release heat efficiently below 10,000°C, molecules with dipole moments like HeH⁺ were critical for shedding energy via radiation.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Recently, physicists at the US Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory have used the Muon g-2 experiment to look for one of the most elusive properties of the muon—its electric dipole moment (EDM).
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026

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