unipolar

[ yoo-nuh-poh-ler ]
/ ˌyu nəˈpoʊ lər /

adjective

Also homopolar. Physics. having or pertaining to a single magnetic or electric pole.
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.

Origin of unipolar

First recorded in 1805–15; uni- + polar

OTHER WORDS FROM unipolar

u·ni·po·lar·i·ty [yoo-nuh-poh-lar-i-tee, -puh-] /ˌyu nə poʊˈlær ɪ ti, -pə-/, noun

Words nearby unipolar

unipennate, unipersonal, unipetalous, uniplanar, unipod, unipolar, unipolar lead, unipolar neuron, uniport, unipotent, unipotential

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British Dictionary definitions for unipolar

unipolar
/ (ˌjuːnɪˈpəʊlə) /

adjective

of, concerned with, or having a single magnetic or electric pole
(of a nerve cell) having a single process
(of a transistor) utilizing charge carriers of one polarity only, as in a field-effect transistor
(of nervous depression) occurring without accompanying bouts of mania
dominated by one superpower, esp the United States See bipolar

Derived forms of unipolar

unipolarity (ˌjuːnɪpəʊˈlærɪtɪ), noun

Medical definitions for unipolar

unipolar
[ yōō′nĭ-pō′lər ]

n.

Having a single fibrous process. Used of a neuron.
Situated at only one extremity of a cell.

Other words from unipolar

u′ni•po•lar′i•ty (-pō-lăr′ĭ-tē, -pə-) n.