sextupole

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noun

a distribution of either electric charge or magnetization equivalent to three dipoles that point in different directions

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Meanings

nounsextupole (plural sextupoles)

plural sextupoles

  1. natural sciencesa distribution of either electric charge or magnetization equivalent to three dipoles that point in different directions
  2. natural sciencesa magnet with three north poles and three south poles, used to focus or contain a beam of particles
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