heteropolar

[ het-er-uh-poh-ler ]

/ ˌhɛt ər əˈpoʊ lər /

polar(def 4).

Origin of heteropolar

First recorded in 1895–1900; hetero- + polar

het·er·o·po·lar·i·ty

[het-uh-roh-poh-lar-i-tee] /ˌhɛt ə roʊ poʊˈlær ɪ ti/, noun

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

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

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heteropolar

/ (ˌhɛtərəʊˈpəʊlə) /

a less common word for polar (def. 5a)

heteropolarity (ˌhɛtərəʊpəʊˈlærɪtɪ), noun