octopole

noun

oc·​to·​pole

variants or less commonly octupole

ˈäktəˌpōl

: a system composed of eight electric charges arranged as four dipoles or two quadrupoles

Word History

Etymology

octopole from octa- + pole; octupole alteration (influenced by quadrupole) of octopole

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