heteropolar

[ het-er-uh-poh-ler ]

adjectiveChemistry.

polar (def. 4).

Origin of heteropolar

First recorded in 1895–1900; hetero- + polar

Other words from heteropolar

het·er·o·po·lar·i·ty [het-uh-roh-poh-lar-i-tee], /ˌhɛt ə roʊ poʊˈlær ɪ ti/, noun

Words Nearby heteropolar

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How to use heteropolar in a sentence

The fundamental “electromotive-force equation” of the heteropolar alternator can now be given a more definite form.
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Its application to the multipolar machine is easily followed from fig. 9, which illustrates the heteropolar type of dynamo.
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British Dictionary definitions for heteropolar

heteropolar

/ (ˌhɛtərəʊˈpəʊlə) /

adjective

a less common word for polar (def. 5a)

Derived forms of heteropolar

heteropolarity (ˌhɛtərəʊpəʊˈlærɪtɪ), noun

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