adj
Meaning 1
Involving or having both extremes or poles at the same time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
bipolar
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /baɪˈpəʊ.lə/
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US: /baɪˈpoʊ.lɚ/
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rhymes with -əʊlə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: B AY0 P OW1 L ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Relating to both polar regions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 3
Relating to a bipole.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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adj
Meaning 4
Relating to or having bipolar disorder.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: manic-depressive
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 5
Of or relating to an international system in which two states wield most of the cultural, economic, and political influence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, politics
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noun
Meaning 6
A bipolar cell.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
Meaning 7
Ellipsis of bipolar disorder.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable
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adjective
Meaning 8
having two poles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: unipolar
adjective
Meaning 9
of, pertaining to, or occurring in both polar regions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the bipolar distribution of certain species
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adjective
Meaning 10
of or relating to manic depressive illness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Proto-Indo-European *kwel-der. Proto-Indo-European *kwól-os Proto-Hellenic *pólos Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos)der. Latin polus Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Late Latin polārislbor. English polar English bipolar From bi- + polar.
Across languages
Translations
37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Belarusian: двухпо́люсны (dvuxpóljusny) — involving both poles
- Belarusian: біпаля́рны (bipaljárny) — involving both poles
- Bulgarian: двупо́люсен (dvupóljusen) — involving both poles
- Bulgarian: биполя́рен (bipoljáren) — involving both poles
- Catalan: bipolar — involving both poles
- Danish: bipolar — involving both poles
- Danish: bipolær — involving both poles
- Finnish: kaksinapainen — involving both poles
- Finnish: bipolaarinen — involving both poles
- French: bipolaire — involving both poles
- German: bipolar — involving both poles
- Greek: διπολικός (dipolikós) — involving both poles
- Italian: bipolare — involving both poles
- Kazakh: екіүйекті (ekıüiektı) — involving both poles
- Kazakh: екiполюстік (ekipolüstık) — involving both poles
- Persian: دوقطبی (doqotbi) — involving both poles
- Polish: bipolarny — involving both poles
- Polish: dwubiegunowy — involving both poles
- Portuguese: bipolar — involving both poles
- Russian: двухпо́люсный (dvuxpóljusnyj) — involving both poles
- Russian: биполя́рный (bipoljárnyj) — involving both poles
- Spanish: bipolar — involving both poles
- Swedish: bipolär — involving both poles
- Ukrainian: двопо́люсний (dvopóljusnyj) — involving both poles
- Ukrainian: біполя́рний (bipoljárnyj) — involving both poles
- Catalan: bipolar — relating to or having bipolar disorder
- Finnish: kaksisuuntainen — relating to or having bipolar disorder
- Finnish: bipolaarinen — relating to or having bipolar disorder
- French: bipolaire — relating to or having bipolar disorder
- French: maniaco-dépressif — relating to or having bipolar disorder
- German: bipolar — relating to or having bipolar disorder
- Greek: μανιοκαταθλιπτικός (maniokatathliptikós) — relating to or having bipolar disorder
- Hindi: द्विध्रुवी (dvidhruvī) — relating to or having bipolar disorder
- Italian: bipolare — relating to or having bipolar disorder
- Portuguese: bipolar — relating to or having bipolar disorder
- Russian: биполя́рный (bipoljárnyj) — relating to or having bipolar disorder
- Swedish: bipolär — relating to or having bipolar disorder
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