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bipolar Definition

bi·po·lar (bī pō′lər)

adjective

  1. of or having two poles
  2. of or involving both of the earth's polar regions
  3. characterized by two directly opposite opinions, natures, etc.
  4. of or affected by bipolar affective disorder bipolar characteristics

bipolar Related Forms
bi′·po·lar′·ity (bī′pō lar′ə tē) noun
bipolar Telecom Definition
A digital signaling technique that makes use of a positive (+) and a negative (
bipolar Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • transistor: The result is that the bipolar transistor dies the " heat death " .
  • disorder: Someone close to me has bipolar disorder - what should I do?
  • outflow: It also has the spectral signature of a miniature bipolar outflow.
  • depression: Many people taking it for undiagnosed bipolar depression go into mild or severe mania.
  • illness: The primary risk factor we will use for recruiting subjects is having a parent who has suffered from depression or bipolar illness.
  • device: A cross section of a bipolar device is shown above.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: Kathy Reichs seems to have become bipolar: unlike Patricia Cornwall who went into a long plummet of quality, she alternates.