multipolar
/mʌltiˈpəʊlə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or relating to an international system in which a number of states wield most of the cultural, economic, and political influence.
noun
An electromagnetic machine in which several magnetic poles exist.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Mr. Putin and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, like to claim that we now live in a multipolar world."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-der. Proto-Indo-European *kʷól-os Proto-Hellenic *pólos Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos)der. Latin polus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Late Latin polārislbor. English polar English multipolar From multi- + polar.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /mʌltiˈpəʊlə/
Inflected Forms
more multipolar (comparative)
most multipolar (superlative)
multi-polar (alternative)
multipolars (plural)