From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Bipolar \Bi*po"lar\, adjective [Pref. bi- + polar. Cf. {Dipolar}.] Doubly polar; having two poles; as, a bipolar cell or corpuscle.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: of or relating to manic depressive illness
2: of, pertaining to, or occurring in both polar regions; "the bipolar distribution of certain species"
3: having two poles [ant: {unipolar}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
1. See {bipolar transistor}. 2. In digital transmission, an electrical line signalling method where the mark value alternates between positive and negative polarities. See also {AMI}. (1995-03-02)
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