Sextupole
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sextupole is a noun meaning (physics) a distribution of either electric charge or magnetization equivalent to three dipoles that point in different directions.
Meaning
(physics) a distribution of either electric charge or magnetization equivalent to three dipoles that point in different directions.
More Meanings
- (physics) a magnet with three north poles and three south poles, used to focus or contain a beam of particles
Word Forms
- sextupoles
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include quadrupole, quadropole, multipole, quadrapole, octopole, bipole.
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