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bipolar
[bahy-poh-ler]
adjective
having two poles, as the earth.
of, relating to, or found at both polar regions.
characterized by opposite extremes, as two conflicting political philosophies.
Electronics.of or relating to a transistor that uses both positive and negative charge carriers.
Psychiatry.of, relating to, or having bipolar disorder.
His wife is bipolar.
bipolar
/ ɪˈəʊə /
adjective
having two poles
a bipolar dynamo
a bipolar neuron
relating to or found at the North and South Poles
having or characterized by two opposed opinions, natures, etc
(of a transistor) utilizing both majority and minority charge carriers
suffering from bipolar manic-depressive disorder
bipolar
Relating to or having two poles or charges.
Relating to a semiconductor device, such as a transistor, that exploits the electrical characteristics of contact between two substances, one with an inherent positive charge, the other with an inherent negative charge.
Relating to or involving both of the Earth's polar regions.
Relating to a neuron that has two processes or extremities.
Relating to bipolar disorder.
Other Word Forms
- bipolarity noun
- bipolarization noun
- ˈٲ noun
Example Sentences
He was admitted to hospital for the first time - and finally diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
"I have bipolar type 2 and tend to go into depressive episodes, if it's a really bad episode it leads to me not being aware of what I'm doing," she says.
Coppen was interested in mood disorders and studied the effect of lithium on major depression and bipolar disorder, and the role of serotonin imbalance as a cause of depression.
Also, being bipolar, I was really into mania.
Longtime Marvel fans will know Bob by his two other identities: the Sentry, a quasi-good guy, and the Void, a bleakness that takes him over in ways he describes like a bipolar episode.
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