unipolar (ˌjuːnɪˈpəʊlə) ![]() | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, concerned with, or having a single magnetic or electric pole |
| 2. | (of a nerve cell) having a single process |
| 3. | (of a transistor) utilizing charge carriers of one polarity only, as in a field-effect transistor |
| 4. | (of nervous depression) occurring without accompanying bouts of mania |
| 5. | See bipolar dominated by one superpower, esp the United States |
| unipolarity | |
| —n | |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
unipolar u·ni·po·lar (y&oomacr;'nĭ-pō'lər)
n.
Having a single fibrous process. Used of a neuron.
Situated at only one extremity of a cell.