"quadrupole" meaning in English

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        "A distribution of either electric charge or magnetization equivalent to two dipoles that point in opposite directions."
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        "(physics) A distribution of either electric charge or magnetization equivalent to two dipoles that point in opposite directions."
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          "roman": "kvadrupólʹ",
          "sense": "a distribution of either electric charge or magnetization equivalent to two dipoles that point in opposite directions",
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          "word": "квадрупо́ль"
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        "A magnet with two north poles and two south poles, used to focus a beam of particles."
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