multipolar

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /mʌltiˈpəʊlə/

Adjective

multipolar

1. (physics, biology) Having more than two poles. [from 19th c.]
2. (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.]
   • 2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin 2013, p. 121:

     The first diagram reveals a multi-polar system, in which a plurality of forces and interests balance each other in precarious equilibrium.

Translations

• French: multipolaire
• German: multipolar
• Russian: многополя́рный

Translations

• French: multipolaire
• German: multipolar
• Russian: многополя́рный

Noun

multipolar (plural multipolars)

1. An electromagnetic machine in which several magnetic poles exist.

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