"bipolar" meaning in English

See bipolar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /baɪˈpəʊ.lə/ [UK], /baɪˈpoʊ.lɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bipolar.wav Forms: more bipolar [comparative], most bipolar [superlative]
Rhymes: -əʊlə(ɹ) Etymology: From bi- + polar. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bi|polar}} bi- + polar Head templates: {{en-adj}} bipolar (comparative more bipolar, superlative most bipolar)
  1. Involving or having both extremes or poles at the same time. Translations (involving both poles): двухпо́люсны (dvuxpóljusny) (Belarusian), біпаля́рны (bipaljárny) (Belarusian), двупо́люсен (dvupóljusen) (Bulgarian), биполя́рен (bipoljáren) (Bulgarian), bipolar [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), bipolar (Danish), bipolær (Danish), kaksinapainen (Finnish), bipolaarinen (Finnish), bipolaire [feminine, masculine] (French), bipolar (German), διπολικός (dipolikós) [masculine] (Greek), bipolare (Italian), екіүйекті (ekıüiektı) (Kazakh), екiполюстік (ekipolüstık) (Kazakh), دوقطبی (doqotbi) (Persian), bipolarny (Polish), dwubiegunowy (Polish), bipolar (Portuguese), двухпо́люсный (dvuxpóljusnyj) (Russian), биполя́рный (bipoljárnyj) (Russian), bipolar (Spanish), bipolär (Swedish), двопо́люсний (dvopóljusnyj) (Ukrainian), біполя́рний (bipoljárnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-bipolar-en-adj-VbzxxwKW Categories (other): English terms prefixed with bi- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bi-: 14 12 12 11 23 24 4 Disambiguation of 'involving both poles': 56 25 7 3 9
  2. Relating to both polar regions.
    Sense id: en-bipolar-en-adj-fS9MIbZE Categories (other): English terms prefixed with bi- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bi-: 14 12 12 11 23 24 4
  3. (physics) Relating to a bipole. Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-bipolar-en-adj--BoH1Qht Categories (other): English terms prefixed with bi- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bi-: 14 12 12 11 23 24 4 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  4. Relating to or having bipolar disorder. Synonyms: manic-depressive Translations (relating to or having bipolar disorder): bipolar [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), kaksisuuntainen (Finnish), bipolaarinen (Finnish), bipolaire [feminine, masculine] (French), maniaco-dépressif [masculine] (French), bipolar (German), μανιοκαταθλιπτικός (maniokatathliptikós) [masculine] (Greek), bipolare (Italian), bipolar (Portuguese), биполя́рный (bipoljárnyj) (Russian), bipolär (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-bipolar-en-adj-kYuHlm03 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with bi- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bi-: 14 12 12 11 23 24 4 Disambiguation of 'relating to or having bipolar disorder': 5 0 0 93 1
  5. (politics) Of or relating to an international system in which two states wield most of the cultural, economic, and political influence. Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-bipolar-en-adj-EbBn09yS Categories (other): English terms prefixed with bi- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bi-: 14 12 12 11 23 24 4 Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: antibipolar, bipolar I, bipolar II, bipolarism, bipolarist, bipolarity, bipolarly, microbipolar, nonbipolar, pseudobipolar Related terms: monopolar, multipolar, nonpolar, polar, tripolar, unipolar

Noun

IPA: /baɪˈpəʊ.lə/ [UK], /baɪˈpoʊ.lɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bipolar.wav Forms: bipolars [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊlə(ɹ) Etymology: From bi- + polar. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bi|polar}} bi- + polar Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bipolar (countable and uncountable, plural bipolars)
  1. (countable) A bipolar cell. Tags: countable
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  2. (uncountable) Ellipsis of bipolar disorder. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: bipolar disorder
    Sense id: en-bipolar-en-noun-yAMYwkP9

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/baɪˈpoʊ.lɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊlə(ɹ)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bipolar"
}

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