bipolar

== English == === Etymology === From bi- +‎ polar. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /baɪˈpəʊ.lə/ (US) IPA(key): /baɪˈpoʊ.lɚ/ Rhymes: -əʊlə(ɹ) === Adjective === bipolar (comparative more bipolar, superlative most bipolar) Involving or having both extremes or poles at the same time. Relating to both polar regions. (physics) Relating to a bipole. Relating to or having bipolar disorder. Synonym: (dated) manic-depressive (politics) Of or relating to an international system in which two states wield most of the cultural, economic, and political influence. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === bipolar (countable and uncountable, plural bipolars) (countable) A bipolar cell. (uncountable) Ellipsis of bipolar disorder. === Anagrams === parboil == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [bi.puˈlar] IPA(key): (Balearic) [bi.poˈla] IPA(key): (Valencia) [bi.poˈlaɾ] === Adjective === bipolar m or f (masculine and feminine plural bipolars) bipolar ==== Derived terms ==== trastorn bipolar == Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bipolar/, [ˈb̥ipʰoˌlɑːˀ] === Adjective === bipolar bipolar (involving two poles) ==== Inflection ==== ==== Synonyms ==== bipolær ==== Derived terms ==== == German == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === bipolar (strong nominative masculine singular bipolarer, not comparable) bipolar Synonyms: doppelpolig, manisch-depressiv, zweipolig ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “bipolar” in Duden online “bipolar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === bipolar m or f (plural bipolares) bipolar (involving both poles) (psychiatry) bipolar (relating to or having bipolar disorder) ==== Related terms ==== dipolar === Further reading === “bipolar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “bipolar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French bipolaire. Equivalent to bi- +‎ polar. === Adjective === bipolar m or n (feminine singular bipolară, masculine plural bipolari, feminine/neuter plural bipolare) bipolar ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== bipolaritate == Spanish == === Etymology === From bi- +‎ polar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bipoˈlaɾ/ [bi.poˈlaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: bi‧po‧lar === Adjective === bipolar m or f (masculine and feminine plural bipolares) bipolar ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “bipolar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025