First Known Use: 1922
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quadrupole
noun quad·ru·pole \ˈkwä-drə-ˌpōl\
Definition of QUADRUPOLE
: a system composed of two dipoles of equal but oppositely directed moment
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Origin of QUADRUPOLE
International Scientific Vocabulary quadri- + pole
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