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unipolar
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u·ni·po·lar  (yn-plr)
adj.
1. Having, acting by means of, or produced by a single magnetic or electric pole.
2. Biology Having a single fibrous process. Used of a neuron.
uni·po·lari·ty (-p-lr-t, -p-) n.
unipolar [ˌjuːnɪˈpəʊlə]
adj
1. (Physics / General Physics) of, concerned with, or having a single magnetic or electric pole
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) (of a nerve cell) having a single process
3. (Electronics) (of a transistor) utilizing charge carriers of one polarity only, as in a field-effect transistor
4. (Medicine / Pathology) (of nervous depression) occurring without accompanying bouts of mania
5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) dominated by one superpower, esp the United States Compare bipolar
unipolarity  [ˌjuːnɪpəʊˈlærɪtɪ] n
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Adj.1.unipolar - having a single pole
bipolar - having two poles
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