English Explanatory Dictionary

octopole

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A multipole configuration with eight equal charges arranged in a circular pattern.
Any configuration or analysis having eightfold symmetry.

Word forms

octopole octopoles octupole

Etymology

From octo- + pole.

Related words

dipole hexadecapole hexapole multipole quadrupole

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