Meanings
adjectivetetrapolar (not comparable)
- not comparableHaving or relating to four poles.
1 more example
These body composition analyzers adopt a tetrapolar, eight-point tactile electrode system that separately measures impedance of the arms, trunk, and legs at six different frequencies (1, 5, 50, 250, 500, and 1000 kHz) in the InBody 720 or three different frequencies (5, 50, and 250 kHz) in the InBody 430, for each segment.
2015 July 6, “Reference Values and Age Differences in Body Composition of Community-Dwelling Older Japanese Men and Women: A Pooled Analysis of Four Cohort Studies”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin
Translations
Finnish nelinapainen, tetrapolaarinen
- nelinapainenhaving or relating to four poles
- tetrapolaarinenhaving or relating to four poles
French tétrapolaire
- tétrapolairehaving or relating to four poles
Italian tetrapolare
- tetrapolarehaving or relating to four poles
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