monopolar

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adjective

Having a single pole

OriginEnglish polar ← Late Latin polāri ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

adjectivemonopolar (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving a single pole
  2. not comparableUsing a single electrode

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
unipolar

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
  3. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  4. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  5. Englishmono-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kʷel-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷól-os
  8. Proto-Hellenic*pólos
  9. Ancient Greekπόλος (pólos)
  10. Latinpolus
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Late Latinpolāri
  14. Englishpolar
  15. Englishmonopolar

From mono- + polar.

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APA

monopolar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monopolar

MLA

“monopolar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monopolar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monopolar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monopolar.

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