multipolar
adjective (also multi-polar) uk/ˌmʌl.tiˈpəʊ.lər/ us/ˌmʌl.tiˈpoʊ.lɚ/ /ˌmʌl.taɪˈpoʊ.lɚ/
(POWER)
politics specialized（世界局势）多极的
involving several countries having most of the power
The President spoke of a multi-polar world. 总统谈到了一个多极化的世界。
The world financial system is becoming multipolar.
Compare: bipolar adjective (POWER)
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- Some believe that a multipolar system leads to more flexible and stable relationships in international politics.
- In many ways, in our modern world, no one is in control. The world is too multi-polar, too fractured and divided.
(CELL)
anatomy, biology specialized（细胞）多级的，有多个突起的
(of a cell) having several structures projecting (= sticking out) from it
The cell is multipolar, with one axon and multiple dendrites. 该细胞是多极的，有一个轴突和多个树突。
One broad category in our research involves multipolar cells.
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- These are the double-spindled and multipolar types of cells which occur in hybrids.
- These neurons were pyramidal and multipolar.
(SEVERAL PARTS)
formal多极的
consisting of several parts, choices, etc., especially when these are very different to each other
We need a way to deal with multi-polar questions.
Some legal proceedings are by nature more multipolar. 某些法律程序从本质上讲更具有多极性。
Compare: bipolar adjective (TWO PARTS)