multipolar

UK /mʌltiˈpəʊlə/ US /mʌltiˈpəʊlə/
adj 2noun 1

Definitions

adj

1

Having more than two poles.

2

Of or relating to an international system in which a number of states wield most of the cultural, economic, and political influence.

If we are mainly concerned, on the contrary, with preventing any rapid escalation of the two-power arms competition between the United States and the Soviet Union, a shift toward a multi-polar world may appear preferable.

The first diagram reveals a multi-polar system, in which a plurality of forces and interests balance each other in precarious equilibrium.

noun

1

An electromagnetic machine in which several magnetic poles exist.

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