Like most brain neurons

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also multi-polar , 1859, from multi- + polar . Related: Multipolarity .

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Multipolar or multipolarity can refer to: Polarity in international relations Multipolar neuron

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 (context physics biology English) Having more than two poles. (from 19th c.) 2 (context politics English) Having multiple centres of political or military influence (from 20th c.)

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Multipolar \Mul`ti*po"lar\, a. [Multi- + polar.] Having many poles; in Anat., designating specif. a nerve cell which has several dendrites. (Elec.) Having, or pertaining to, many poles, as a field magnet or armature of a dynamo, or a dynamo having such ...