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quadrupole

quadrupole noun: a distribution of either electric charge or magnetization equivalent to two dipoles that point in opposite directions.

Noun

quadrupole (plural quadrupoles)

  1. A distribution of either electric charge or magnetization equivalent to two dipoles that point in opposite directions.
    • Consider a linear quadrupole consisting of a point charge of strength 2q at the origin and point charges of strength —q at (0, 0, a) and (0, 0, —a).1975, David M. Cook, The Theory of the Electromagnetic Field, page 123
  2. A magnet with two north poles and two south poles, used to focus a beam of particles.

quadrupole meaning in Tamil

quadrupole in Tamil

நான்முனை, நான்முனைவு

Forms of quadrupole

pluralquadrupoles

Origin of quadrupole

From quadru- + pole.

Words formed from quadrupole

Questions about quadrupole

What does quadrupole mean?
Quadrupole means a distribution of either electric charge or magnetization equivalent to two dipoles that point in opposite directions.
What is quadrupole in Tamil?
Quadrupole in Tamil is நான்முனை, நான்முனைவு. See Quadrupole meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is quadrupole?
Quadrupole is a noun.
What is the plural of quadrupole?
The plural of quadrupole is quadrupoles.

Words near quadrupole in the dictionary

  1. quadruplicity
  2. quadrupling
  3. quadruplings
  4. quadruply
  5. quadrupolar
  6. quadrupole
  7. quadrupoles
  8. quads
  9. quads out
  10. quadsuit
  11. quadsuits

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Adapted from Wiktionary: quadrupole (page history and authors); quadrupole (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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