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bipolar

Pronunciation: /bʌɪˈpəʊlə/

Definition of bipolar

adjective

  • 1having or relating to two poles or extremities:a sharply bipolar division of affluent and underclass
  • relating to or occurring in both North and South polar regions:bipolar species
  • 2(of psychiatric illness) characterized by both manic and depressive episodes, or manic ones only.
  • (of a person) suffering from bipolar disorder.
  • 3(of a nerve cell) having two axons, one either side of the cell body.
  • 4 Electronics (of a transistor or other device) using both positive and negative charge carriers.

Derivatives

bipolarity

Pronunciation: /-ˈlarɪti/

noun

bipolar in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of bipolar in the US English dictionary