bipolar
adjective
uk/ˌbaɪˈpəʊ.lər/us/ˌbaɪˈpoʊ.lɚ/bipolaradjective(MENTAL HEALTH)
affectedbybipolardisorder(= amentalhealthconditionin which apersoncan attimesbe verydepressedand at othertimesveryexcitedandenergetic):
I nowrealizeI have been bipolar since myteens.
She has threechildren,includinganolderbipolardaughter.
- She made thedecisiontochampionmentalhealthbecause hersisteris bipolar and shetaughtemotionallydisturbedkids.
- Hisattorneysclaimedthat he may have been bipolar.
Mental illnesses
- ad
- adjustment disorder
- age-associated memory impairment
- anhedonia
- anorexia nervosa
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- bulimia
- hoarding
- Hyde
- hypochondriac
- hypochondriasis
- hysterical
- hysterically
- Jekyll and Hyde
- nervous breakdown
- senility
- somatization
- somatize
- Stockholm syndrome
- sundowning
bipolaradjective(CELL)
anatomy,biologyspecialized
of acell, having only onestructureprojecting(=stickingout)from it:
retinalbipolarcells
- Thisfindinghas beenreportedinratbipolarcells.
- Note the bipolar orspindleshapeof themajorityofcells.
Cells
- anaphase
- anti-platelet
- assort
- biotech
- blastocoel
- erythrocyte
- germ cell
- haemoglobin
- homologous chromosomes
- infiltration
- intercellular
- intermitotic
- internuclear
- meiosis
- mitosis
- protoplasmic
- ribosomal
- ribosome
- sensory neuron
- sickle cell
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The brain & nervous system
bipolaradjective(POWER)
politicsspecialized
in which twocountriesorareashave most of thepower:
Itquicklybecameapparentthat they did notfitinto the bipolarworldthat both the Soviets and theUnitedStatesthoughtthey'dcreated.
- "Turkey'simportancehasincreasedsince theendingof the bipolarworld," he said.
- Do youthinkwe're now in a bipolarage, that the twogreatpowersare now theUnitedStatesandChina?
- Hehopedthe newworldorderwould be a lessrigidand bipolarsystemthan theoldone.
International relations: international politics & government
- accession
- airspace
- allied
- Anglo-American
- anti-Stalinist
- bloc
- confederacy
- GATT
- Geneva Convention
- geopolitical
- geopolitics
- internationalism
- internationalize
- multilateral
- pariah
- perestroika
- political asylum
- power politics
- prefect
- the G8
bipolaradjective(FORCE)
physicsspecialized
relatingto or having twopoles(=endsof amagnetwhere theforceisstrongest, one thatattractsand one thatpushesawayironandsteel):
a bipolarmagnet
- He isbasicallytalkingabout bipolarmagnetswhichaccountfor about 95% of allmagnetictherapeuticssoldtoday.
- Anelectrostaticsystem, because ofitsbipolarnature, wouldtheoreticallybestableuntilperturbedby anoutsideforce.
Physics: energy, force & power
- anti-gravity
- attract
- attraction
- bar magnet
- barometric pressure
- dynamo
- fundamental force
- G-force
- gravitational
- high-impact
- incident
- meltdown
- propulsion
- stored energy
- surface tension
- thermodynamic
- transduce
- transduction
- unexcited
- unipolar
bipolaradjective(TWO PARTS)
consisting of twoparts,choices, etc.,especiallywhen these areopposites:
We couldmoveaway from astraightforwardbipolarsystem, in which eachsidehas only one of twooptions.
- This is atechniqueforattitudemeasurementin whichsubjectsareaskedtochoosewhich of a set of bipolaradjectivesorphrasesbestdescribestheirfeelingstoward theobject.
- Turningpensionsavingsintoincomeis nolongersimplya bipolarchoicebetweenannuitiesandincomedrawdown.
Numbers: single, double & multiple
- alone
- bilateral
- bilaterally
- binary
- bipartite
- deka-
- double-action
- double-digit
- dual
- dualism
- individual
- lone
- multiple
- plural
- purely
- singly
- trilaterally
- tripartite
- unilaterally
- unit
Compare
unipolar
bipolar
noun[U]
informaluk/ˌbaɪˈpəʊ.lər/us/ˌbaɪˈpoʊ.lɚ/short forbipolardisorder: amentalhealthconditionin which apersoncan attimesbe verydepressedand at othertimesveryexcitedandenergetic:
Myparentsthoughtthey couldcuremy sister's bipolar by taking hercampingand getting hereatingwell.
- Thecompanyalsoallegedlyencouragedprimarycaredoctorstoprescribethedrugforschizophreniaand bipolar.
- Recently, I havereadanumberofarticleson bipolar,depressionandanxiety.
- Thesepeoplehaveobviouslyneverheardof bipolar.
Mental illnesses
- ad
- adjustment disorder
- age-associated memory impairment
- anhedonia
- anorexia nervosa
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- bulimia
- hoarding
- Hyde
- hypochondriac
- hypochondriasis
- hysterical
- hysterically
- Jekyll and Hyde
- nervous breakdown
- senility
- somatization
- somatize
- Stockholm syndrome
- sundowning