heteropolar

[ het-er-uh-poh-ler ]

adjective

, Chemistry.

1. polar ( def 4 ).

heteropolar

/ ˌhɛtərəʊpəʊˈlærɪtɪ; ˌhɛtərəʊˈpəʊlə /

adjective

1. a less common word for polar

Derived Forms

• heteropolarity, noun

Other Words From

• het·er·o·po·lar·i·ty [het-, uh, -roh-poh-, lar, -i-tee], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of heteropolar¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; hetero- + polar

Example Sentences

The fundamental “electromotive-force equation” of the heteropolar alternator can now be given a more definite form.

From Project Gutenberg

Its application to the multipolar machine is easily followed from fig. 9, which illustrates the heteropolar type of dynamo.

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