multipole

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *mel-der.
Proto-Indo-European *-tósder.
Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós?
Proto-Italic *moltos
Latin multus
Latin multīder.
Middle English multi-
English multi-
English pole
English multipole

    From multi- + pole.

    Noun

    multipole (plural multipoles)

    1. (physics) Any of a several forms of static or oscillating distributions of charge or magnetization

    See also

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