multipolar

[ muhl-tee-poh-ler, muhl-tahy- ]

/ ˌmʌl tiˈpoʊ lər, ˌmʌl taɪ- /

having several or many poles.

(of nerve cells) having more than two dendrites.

Origin of multipolar

First recorded in 1855–60; multi- + polar

mul·ti·po·lar·i·ty

[muhl-tee-poh-lar-i-tee, -puh-, muhl-tahy-] /ˌmʌl ti poʊˈlær ɪ ti, -pə-, ˌmʌl taɪ-/, noun

Its application to the multipolar machine is easily followed from fig. 9, which illustrates the heteropolar type of dynamo.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9 |Various
In Aeginopsis a planula is formed by multipolar immigration.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2 |Various
A multipolar nerve corpuscle—very shrivelled, but unmistakable.

John Thorndyke's Cases |R. Austin Freeman
The trolley engine for hauling the bucket along the boom is also direct coupled to a multipolar motor.

The New York Subway |Anonymous

The large granule cells are multipolar cells, many of the branchings penetrating well into the molecular layer.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 |Various

multipolar

[ mŭl′tĭ-pō′lər ]

Having more than two poles. Used of a nerve cell that has branches that project from several points.