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octopole

octopole noun: a multipole configuration with eight equal charges arranged in a circular pattern.

Noun

octopole (plural octopoles)

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

Forms of octopole

pluraloctopoles
alternative formoctupole

Origin of octopole

From octo- + pole.

Questions about octopole

What does octopole mean?
Octopole means a multipole configuration with eight equal charges arranged in a circular pattern.
What part of speech is octopole?
Octopole is a noun.
What is the plural of octopole?
The plural of octopole is octopoles.

Words near octopole in the dictionary

  1. octopods
  2. octopoid
  3. octopoidal
  4. octopoids
  5. octopolar
  6. octopole
  7. octopoles
  8. Octopolis
  9. octopoteuthid
  10. octopoteuthids
  11. octopus

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