interpolar
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of interpolar
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Interpolar, in-tėr-pō′lar, adj. situated between or connecting the poles, as of a galvanic battery.
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He succeeded, calling in the aid of his discovery of the effect of a long interpolar wire wrapped around a piece of soft iron.
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Exciting this electromagnet with a certain battery, it was found that the attraction was greatest when the shoes were pushed to about 15 millimeters, or about one-quarter of the interpolar distance, apart.
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This appears to have been subsequently forgotten, as we find later physicists questioning the possibility of the spark leaping over any interpolar distance.
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