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Rarequadrupole
The correct spelling is quadrupole.
How to pronounce quadrupole
noun
Say it like: Kwa-dru-pol-e
The correct spelling is quadrupole. A distribution of either electric charge or magnetization equivalent to two dipoles that point in opposite directions.
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Definition
noun
- 1.A distribution of either electric charge or magnetization equivalent to two dipoles that point in opposite directions.
- 2.A magnet with two north poles and two south poles, used to focus a beam of particles.
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