unipolar

[ yoo-nuh-poh-ler ]

adjective
  1. Also homopolar. Physics. having or pertaining to a single magnetic or electric pole.

  2. Anatomy. of or relating to a nerve cell in spinal and cranial ganglia in which the incoming and outgoing processes fuse outside the cell body.

Origin of unipolar

1
First recorded in 1805–15; uni- + polar

Other words from unipolar

  • u·ni·po·lar·i·ty [yoo-nuh-poh-lar-i-tee, -puh-], /ˌyu nə poʊˈlær ɪ ti, -pə-/, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for unipolar

unipolar

/ (ˌjuːnɪˈpəʊlə) /


adjective
  1. of, concerned with, or having a single magnetic or electric pole

  2. (of a nerve cell) having a single process

  1. (of a transistor) utilizing charge carriers of one polarity only, as in a field-effect transistor

  2. (of nervous depression) occurring without accompanying bouts of mania

  3. dominated by one superpower, esp the United States: See bipolar

Derived forms of unipolar

  • unipolarity (ˌjuːnɪpəʊˈlærɪtɪ), noun

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