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tetrapolar

tetrapolar adjective: having or relating to four poles.

Adjective

tetrapolar (not comparable)

  1. Having or relating to four poles.
    • These body composition analyzers adopt a tetrapolar, eight-point tactile electrode system that separately measures impedance of the arms, trunk, and legs at six different frequencies (1, 5, 50, 250, 500, and 1000 kHz) in the InBody 720 or three different frequencies (5, 50, and 250 kHz) in the...2015 July 6, “Reference Values and Age Differences in Body Composition of Community-Dwelling Older Japanese Men and Women: A Pooled Analysis of Four Cohort Studies”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of tetrapolar

From tetra- + polar.

Questions about tetrapolar

What does tetrapolar mean?
Tetrapolar means having or relating to four poles.
What part of speech is tetrapolar?
Tetrapolar is an adjective.

Words near tetrapolar in the dictionary

  1. tetrapodomorph
  2. tetrapodomorphs
  3. tetrapodous
  4. tetrapods
  5. tetrapody
  6. tetrapolar
  7. tetrapolarity
  8. tetrapoleis
  9. tetrapolis
  10. tetrapolitan
  11. tetrapolyploid

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