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bi⋅po⋅lar

  [bahy-poh-ler]
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–adjective
1. having two poles, as the earth.
2. of, pertaining to, or found at both polar regions.
3. characterized by opposite extremes, as two conflicting political philosophies.
4. Electronics. of or pertaining to a transistor that uses both positive and negative charge carriers.
Origin:
1800–10; bi- 1 + polar

Related forms:
bi⋅po⋅lar⋅i⋅ty, noun
bi⋅po⋅lar⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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bi·po·lar   (bī-pō'lər)   
adj.  

  1. Relating to or having two poles or charges.

  2. Relating to a device capable of using two polarizations, such as a transistor that uses positive and negative charge carriers.

  3. Relating to or involving both of the earth's polar regions.

  4. Having two opposite or contradictory ideas or natures: the bipolar world of the postwar period.

  5. Biology Having two poles or opposite extremities: a bipolar neuron.

  6. Psychology Relating to a major affective disorder that is characterized by episodes of mania and depression.

bi'po·lar'i·ty (-lār'ĭ-tē) n.
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Word Origin & History

bipolar 
1810 with fig. sense of "of double aspect;" 1859 with reference to physiology, from bi- + polar.
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Main Entry: bi·po·lar
Pronunciation: (')bI-'pO-l&r
Function: adjective
1 : having or involving the use of two poles<bipolar encephalograph leads>
2 of a neuron : having an efferent and an afferent process
3 : being, characteristic of, or affected witha bipolar disorder <bipolar depression> <bipolar affectively ill patients> —compare UNIPOLAR 2
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bipolar bi·po·lar (bī-pō'lər)
adj.

  1. Having two poles; used especially of nerve cells in which the branches project from two usually opposite points.

  2. Of or relating to both ends or poles of a bacterial or other cell.

  3. Of or relating to a major affective disorder that is characterized by episodes of mania and depression.

bi'po·lar'i·ty (-lār'ĭ-tē) n.

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bipolar   (bī-pō'lər)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. Relating to or having two poles or charges.

  2. Relating to a semiconductor device, such as a transistor, that exploits the electrical characteristics of contact between two substances, one with an inherent positive charge, the other with an inherent negative charge.

  3. Relating to or involving both of the Earth's polar regions.

  4. Relating to a neuron that has two processes or extremities.

  5. Relating to bipolar disorder.


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