multipolar
UK/mʌltiˈpəʊlə/
multipolar adjective: having more than two poles.
Adjective
multipolar (comparative more multipolar, superlative most multipolar)
- Having more than two poles.
- Of or relating to an international system in which a number of states wield most of the cultural, economic, and political influence.
- If we are mainly concerned, on the contrary, with preventing any rapid escalation of the two-power arms competition between the United States and the Soviet Union, a shift toward a multi-polar world may appear preferable.1964 April, Karl W. Deutsch and J. David Singer, “Multipolar Power Systems and International Stability”, in World Politics, volume 16, number 3, →DOI, page 403
- The first diagram reveals a multi-polar system, in which a plurality of forces and interests balance each other in precarious equilibrium.2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin, published 2013, page 121
Noun
multipolar (plural multipolars)
- An electromagnetic machine in which several magnetic poles exist.
multipolar meaning in Tamil
multipolar in Tamil
- பல்முனைவுள்ள
Forms of multipolar
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more multipolar |
| superlative | most multipolar |
| alternative form | multi-polar |
| Noun | |
| plural | multipolars |
Origin of multipolar
From multi- + polar.
Words that rhyme with multipolar
34 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- cajoler
- circumpolar
- dipolar
- high roller
- homopolar
- lunisolar
- molar
- poler
- subsolar
- ambipolar
- antisolar
- arteriolar
- bolar
- bronchioalveolar
- bronchiolar
- comptroller
- condoler
- consoler
- droller
- enroller
- equimolar
- extoller
- grolar
- nonsolar
- osmolar
- parietoalveolar
- patroller
- petiolar
- premolar
- pseudobipolar
- reroller
- subpolar
- transpolar
- vacuolar
Questions about multipolar
- What does multipolar mean?
- Multipolar means having more than two poles.
- What is multipolar in Tamil?
- Multipolar in Tamil is பல்முனைவுள்ள. See Multipolar meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is multipolar?
- Multipolar can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce multipolar?
- Multipolar is pronounced /mʌltiˈpəʊlə/ (UK).
Words near multipolar in the dictionary
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