MULTIPOLAR

Etymology

Adjective

multipolar (comparative more multipolar, superlative most multipolar)

(physics, biology) Having more than two poles. [from 19th c.]

(politics) Of or relating to an international system in which a number of states wield most of the cultural, economic, and political influence. [from 20th c.]

Noun

multipolar (plural multipolars)

An electromagnetic machine in which several magnetic poles exist.

Source: Wiktionary


Mul`ti*po"lar, a. Etym: [Multi- + polar.] (Biol.)

Definition: Having many poles; -- applied especially to those ganglionic nerve cells which have several radiating processes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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