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Dipole vs Octupole - What's the difference?

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Octupole is a related term of dipole.



In physics terms the difference between dipole and octupole

is that dipole is any object (such as a magnet, polar molecule or antenna) that is oppositely charged at two points (or poles while octupole is anything having eight poles or electrodes, but especially a combination of two quadrupoles used for controlling beams of charged particles.

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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    octupole

    English

    Alternative forms

    *octopole

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (physics) Anything having eight poles or electrodes, but especially a combination of two quadrupoles used for controlling beams of charged particles

    • Related terms

    *dipole *hexadecapole *hexapole *multipole *quadrupole