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ho⋅mo⋅po⋅lar

[hoh-muh-poh-ler, hom-uh-]
–adjective Chemistry.
1. of uniform polarity; not separated or changed into ions; not polar in activity.
2. Electricity. unipolar (def. 1).

Origin:
1880–85; homo- + polar


ho⋅mo⋅po⋅lar⋅i⋅ty [hoh-muh-poh-lar-i-tee, hom-uh-] , noun

u⋅ni⋅po⋅lar

[yoo-nuh-poh-ler]
–adjective
1. Also, homopolar. Physics. having or pertaining to a single magnetic or electric pole.
2. Anatomy. of or pertaining to a nerve cell in spinal and cranial ganglia in which the incoming and outgoing processes fuse outside the cell body.

Origin:
1805–15; uni- + polar


u⋅ni⋅po⋅lar⋅i⋅ty [yoo-nuh-poh-lar-i-tee, -puh-] , noun
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Main Entry: uni·po·lar
Pronunciation: "yü-ni-'pO-l&r
Function: adjective
1 : having but one process unipolarneuron>
2 : relating to or being a manic-depressive disorder in which there is a depressive phase only <unipolar depression> <unipolar depressedpatients> —compare
BIPOLAR 3
3 : involving or being electrodes or leads recording electricalpotentials between the scalp and the ground or a distant bodily site
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unipolar u·ni·po·lar (y&oomacr;'nĭ-pō'lər)
n.

  1. Having a single fibrous process. Used of a neuron.

  2. Situated at only one extremity of a cell.


u'ni·po·lar'i·ty (-pō-lār'ĭ-tē, -pə-) n.

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