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Dirac string

Dirac string noun: a hypothetical one-dimensional curve in space, stretching between two Dirac magnetic monopoles with opposite magnetic charges, or from one magnetic monopole out to infinity.

Noun

Dirac string (plural Dirac strings)

  1. A hypothetical one-dimensional curve in space, stretching between two Dirac magnetic monopoles with opposite magnetic charges, or from one magnetic monopole out to infinity.

Forms of Dirac string

pluralDirac strings

Origin of Dirac string

Named after the physicist Paul Dirac, who conceived the idea.

Questions about Dirac string

What does Dirac string mean?
Dirac string means a hypothetical one-dimensional curve in space, stretching between two Dirac magnetic monopoles with opposite magnetic charges, or from one magnetic monopole out to infinity.
What part of speech is Dirac string?
Dirac string is a noun.
What is the plural of Dirac string?
The plural of Dirac string is Dirac strings.

Words near Dirac string in the dictionary

  1. Dirac picture
  2. Dirac pictures
  3. Dirac point
  4. Dirac sea
  5. Dirac seas
  6. Dirac string
  7. Dirac strings
  8. Dirac's constant
  9. Diracian
  10. diradiation
  11. diradical

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