bi·po·lar (b -p  l r)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·lari·ty (-l r -t ) n. |
bipolar [baɪˈpəʊlə]
adj
1. (Physics / General Physics) having two poles a bipolar dynamo a bipolar neuron
2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) relating to or found at the North and South Poles
3. having or characterized by two opposed opinions, natures, etc
4. (Electronics) (of a transistor) utilizing both majority and minority charge carriers
5. (Medicine / Pathology) suffering from bipolar manic-depressive disorder
bipolarity n
| bipolar (b-plr) 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. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | bipolar - of or relating to manic depressive illness |
| 2. | bipolar - of, pertaining to, or occurring in both polar regions; "the bipolar distribution of certain species" | |
| 3. | bipolar - having two poles unipolar - having a single pole |
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