unipolar

[yoo-nuh-poh-ler]

adjective

1. Physics.,  Also 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.

unipolar

/ ˌjuːnɪpəʊˈlærɪtɪ, ˌjuːnɪˈpəʊlə /

adjective

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

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

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

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

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

Other Word Forms

• unipolarity noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of unipolar¹

First recorded in 1805–15; uni- + polar

Example Sentences

While America’s "unipolar moment" would surely not "continue for centuries," its end, he predicted, “seems a long way off for now.”

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Mr. Xi focused on promoting a new world order centered around the global economic and diplomatic power of China, whose communist government has long lamented what it describes as U.S.-led “unipolar Western hegemony.”

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"Maintaining the unipolar dominance so beloved by American officials is no longer possible."

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In a 30-minute diatribe, he accused Western countries of attempting to build a unipolar world.

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“No longer is our alliance partner, the United States, the unipolar leader of the Indo-Pacific,” the review notes.

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