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Dipole vs Hexadecapole - What's the difference?

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Dipole is a related term of hexadecapole.


As nouns the difference between dipole and hexadecapole

is that dipole is dipole while hexadecapole is (physics) anything having sixteen poles or electrodes, or a combination of four quadrupoles.

dipole

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (physics) any object (such as a magnet, polar molecule or antenna) that is oppositely charged at two points (or poles)
  • (chemistry) any molecule or radical that has delocalised positive and negative charges
  • (radio) a dipole antenna

    • Derived terms

    * dipole moment * dipole wave * electric dipole * molecular dipole

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    hexadecapole

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (physics) Anything having sixteen poles or electrodes, or a combination of four quadrupoles

    • Related terms

    *dipole *hexapole *multipole *octupole *quadrupole