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mul⋅ti⋅po⋅lar

  [muhl-tee-poh-ler, muhl-tahy-]
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–adjective
1. having several or many poles.
2. (of nerve cells) having more than two dendrites.
Origin:
1855–60; multi- + polar

Related forms:
mul⋅ti⋅po⋅lar⋅i⋅ty  [muhl-tee-poh-lar-i-tee, -puh-, muhl-tahy-] , noun
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mul·ti·po·lar   (mŭl'tə-pō'lər)   
adj.  Having or conceiving multiple centers of power or influence: a multipolar world; a multipolar approach to foreign policy.
mul'ti·po·lar'i·ty (-pō-lār'ĭ-tē, -pə-)
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Main Entry: mul·ti·po·lar
Pronunciation: "m&l-ti-'pO-l&r, -"tI-
Function: adjective
1 : having several poles<multipolar mitoses>
2 : having several dendrites <multipolar nerve cells> —mul·ti·po·lar·i·ty /-pO-'lar-&t-E/ noun plural -ties
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multipolar mul·ti·po·lar (mŭl'tĭ-pō'lər)
adj.
Having more than two poles. Used of a nerve cell that has branches that project from several points.

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