bipolar Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or relating to manic depressive illness
  2. adjective of, pertaining to, or occurring in both polar regions
    • the bipolar distribution of certain species
  3. adjective having two poles

WordNet

Bi*po"lar adjective
Etymology
Pref. bi- + polar. Cf. Dipolar.
Definitions
  1. Doubly polar; having two poles; as, a bipolar cell or corpuscle.

Webster 1913