multipole          
adjective  physics specialized uk/ˌmʌl.tiˈpəʊl/ us/ˌmʌl.tiˈpoʊl/ /ˌmʌl.taɪˈpoʊl/
 多极的
involving several magnetic poles (= the ends of a magnet where the magnetic force is strongest)
  The plasma is confined within a magnetic trap with multipole magnetic walls.
 Eriksson looked at the nonlinear motion of a rigid conductor in a multipole field. 埃里克森研究了一个刚性导体在多极场中的非线性运动。 
  (数学)多极的
relating to a mathematical calculation that involves a series of terms, used especially for solving problems in physics
  multipole expansion 多级展开 
 multipole methods
 - More examples
 - We will ignore the interference between different multipole components.
 - Further terms for a full multipole expansion can be obtained by differentiation.
 - The multipole moments here are defined in the same global frame.