heteropolar

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adjective

Of an electric generator that produces alternating current

OriginEnglish polar ← Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros) ← Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros →
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Meanings

adjectiveheteropolar (comparative more heteropolar, superlative most heteropolar)

comparative more heteropolar · superlative most heteropolar

  1. Of an electric generator that produces alternating current
  2. chemistryFormed by ions of opposite charge

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sḿ̥teros
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hə́teros
  4. Ancient Greekἕτερος (héteros)
  5. Englishhetero-
  6. Englishpolar
  7. Englishheteropolar

From hetero- + polar.

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APA

heteropolar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteropolar

MLA

“heteropolar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteropolar. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heteropolar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteropolar.

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