multipolar

English

Alternative forms

• multi-polar

Etymology

From multi- +‎ polar.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /mʌltiˈpəʊlə/
• Rhymes: -əʊlə(ɹ)

Adjective

multipolar (comparative more multipolar, superlative most multipolar)

1. (physics, biology) Having more than two poles. [from 19th c.]
2. (politics) Of or relating to an international system in which a number of states wield most of the cultural, economic, and political influence. [from 20th c.]
   • 2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin, published 2013, page 121:

     The first diagram reveals a multi-polar system, in which a plurality of forces and interests balance each other in precarious equilibrium.

   • 2022 February 23, Madeleine Albright, “Putin Is Making a Historic Mistake”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Mr. Putin and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, like to claim that we now live in a multipolar world.

Related terms

• multipolarity

Translations

physics, biology: having more than two poles

• Armenian: բազմաբևեռ (hy) (bazmabeweṙ)
• Finnish: moninapainen (fi), multipolaarinen
• French: multipolaire (fr)
• German: multipolar
• Greek: πολυπολικός m (polypolikós)
• Russian: многополя́рный (ru) (mnogopoljárnyj)

having multiple centers of influence

• Armenian: բազմաբևեռ (hy) (bazmabeweṙ)
• Finnish: moninapainen (fi), hajautettu
• French: multipolaire (fr)
• German: multipolar
• Greek: πολυπολικός m (polypolikós)
• Kazakh: көпполюсті (köppolüstı)
• Russian: многополя́рный (ru) (mnogopoljárnyj)

Noun

multipolar (plural multipolars)

1. An electromagnetic machine in which several magnetic poles exist.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French multipolaire. Equivalent to multi- +‎ polar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmul.ti.poˈlar/

Adjective

multipolar m or n (feminine singular multipolară, masculine plural multipolari, feminine and neuter plural multipolare)

1. multipolar

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	multipolar		multipolară		multipolari	multipolare
	definite	multipolarul		multipolara		multipolarii	multipolarele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	multipolar		multipolare		multipolari	multipolare
	definite	multipolarului		multipolarei		multipolarelor	multipolarilor

Spanish

Adjective

multipolar m or f (masculine and feminine plural multipolares)

1. multipolar

Further reading

• “multipolar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28