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heteropolar

Syllabification: (het·er·o·po·lar)
Definition of heteropolar

adjective

chiefly Physics
  • characterized by opposite or alternating polarity.
  • (especially of an electric motor) with an armature passing north and south magnetic poles alternately.

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