unipolar
Definition
- Adjective:
- Having a single pole: In physics and electronics, describes a system, device, or signal that operates with or has only one distinct pole, polarity, or direction.
Usage
- The term "unipolar" is primarily used in technical and scientific contexts, such as electrical engineering, physics, and medicine (e.g., in psychiatry, to describe a type of mood disorder). It describes something that exists in or uses only one state, direction, or polarity, as opposed to "bipolar."
Examples
- Adjective:
- The sensor uses a unipolar output signal, ranging from 0 to 5 volts.
- In early electrical experiments, they generated unipolar induction.
- The diagnosis was unipolar depression, distinct from bipolar disorder.
Advanced Usage
- "Unipolar world": In political science, a geopolitical structure dominated by a single superpower or center of power.
- The post-Cold War era was often described as a unipolar world with American hegemony.
Variants and Related Words
- Unipolarity (n): The state or condition of being unipolar, especially in international relations.
- Scholars debate the stability of unipolarity in the global system.
Synonyms
- Single-pole: Having one pole.
- Monopolar: Having one pole (used in specific technical contexts like certain medical procedures).
Antonyms
- Bipolar: Having two poles.
- Multipolar: Having multiple poles.
Adjective
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having a single pole
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