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Noun: quadrupole  'kwó-dru,pówl
  1. (physics) a distribution with four charges or similar, arranged similar to a 2x2 array with (+ -) on top of (- +); the most large-scale anisotropic component of a distribution function with no monopole or dipole

Derived forms: quadrupoles

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