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| quad·ru·pole [ kwóddrə pl ] (plural quad·ru·poles) |
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physics group of charges or magnetic dipoles: a group of either two pairs of opposite and equal electric charges or two magnetic dipoles arranged with alternating polarities and acting as a single unit
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| [Early 20th century. < Latin quadru-, variant of quadri- "four" + pole1, after dipole] |
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