multipolar

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

having several or many poles.

(of nerve cells) having more than two dendrites.

Origin of multipolar

First recorded in 1855–60; multi- + polar

Related formsmul·ti·po·lar·i·ty

[muhl-tee-poh-lar-i-tee, -puh-, muhl-tahy-] /ˌmʌl ti poʊˈlær ɪ ti, -pə-, ˌmʌl taɪ-/, noun

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In Aeginopsis a planula is formed by multipolar immigration.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2
Various
Some dynamos are bipolar, or have two poles, others are multipolar or have more than two.
Physics
Willis Eugene Tower
The trolley engine for hauling the bucket along the boom is also direct coupled to a multipolar motor.
The New York Subway
Anonymous
If the connexion is only with one, the vesicle is called unipolar; if with two, bipolar; if with many, multipolar or stellate.
History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume II (of 2)
John William Draper
These multipolar motors have a peculiarity which may be often utilized to great advantage.
The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla
Thomas Commerford Martin

Word Origin and History for multipolar

adj.

also multi-polar, 1859, from multi- + polar. Related: Multipolarity.

multipolar in Medicine

[mŭl′tĭ-pō′lər]

Having more than two poles. Used of a nerve cell that has branches that project from several points.