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heteropolar

[ het-er-uh-poh-ler ]

adjective

, Chemistry.


heteropolar

/ ˌhɛtərəʊpəʊˈlærɪtɪ; ˌhɛtərəʊˈpəʊlə /

adjective

  1. a less common word for polar
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • heteropolarity, noun
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Other Words From

  • het·er·o·po·lar·i·ty [het-, uh, -roh-poh-, lar, -i-tee], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of heteropolar1

First recorded in 1895–1900; hetero- + polar
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Example Sentences

The fundamental “electromotive-force equation” of the heteropolar alternator can now be given a more definite form.

Its application to the multipolar machine is easily followed from fig. 9, which illustrates the heteropolar type of dynamo.

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