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