multipolar

[ muhl-tee-poh-ler, muhl-tahy- ]

adjective

1. having several or many poles.
2. (of nerve cells) having more than two dendrites.

Other Words From

• mul·ti·po·lar·i·ty [muhl-tee-poh-, lar, -i-tee, -p, uh, -, muhl-tahy-], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of multipolar¹

First recorded in 1855–60; multi- + polar

Example Sentences

Above all, it was an attempt to assert Russia’s place as an independent actor in an increasingly multipolar world in which, in Putin’s view, the United States was destined to lose its role as the dominant power.

From Time

I just don’t — in a multipolar world, I don’t see Russia being one of the poles, at least not on its current path.

From Washington Blade

The maps reveal the multipolar character of our international relations and expose the global reach of certain countries.

From Singularity Hub 

A multipolar world with new, diverse sources of ideas, innovation, regulation, and geopolitical influence may not be such a bad thing at all.

From MIT Technology Review

We must recognize the challenges that the new multipolar world poses.

From The Daily Beast

Machines having more than two poles in each part are called multipolar machines.

From Project Gutenberg

The cells seem multipolar in most cases and in fact much more modified than the cells of starfish or sea-urchin.

From Project Gutenberg

The large granule cells are multipolar cells, many of the branchings penetrating well into the molecular layer.

From Project Gutenberg

A multipolar nerve corpuscle—very shrivelled, but unmistakable.

From Project Gutenberg

In Aeginopsis a planula is formed by multipolar immigration.

From Project Gutenberg