multipolar
adjective
(alsomulti-polar)uk/ˌmʌl.tiˈpəʊ.lər/us/ˌmʌl.tiˈpoʊ.lɚ//ˌmʌl.taɪˈpoʊ.lɚ/multipolaradjective(POWER)
politicsspecialized
involvingseveralcountrieshaving most of thepower:
ThePresidentspokeof a multi-polarworld.
Theworldfinancialsystemisbecomingmultipolar.
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bipolaradjective(POWER)specialized
- Somebelievethat a multipolarsystemleadsto moreflexibleandstablerelationshipsininternationalpolitics.
- In manyways, inourmodernworld, no one is incontrol. Theworldis too multi-polar, toofracturedanddivided.
International relations: international politics & government
- accession
- airspace
- allied
- Anglo-American
- anti-Stalinist
- bipolar
- confederacy
- G7
- GATT
- Geneva Convention
- geopolitical
- internationalism
- internationalize
- multilateral
- pariah
- perestroika
- political asylum
- power politics
- prefect
- the G8
multipolaradjective(CELL)
anatomy,biologyspecialized
(of acell) having severalstructuresprojecting(=stickingout)from it:
Thecellis multipolar, with one axon andmultipledendrites.
Onebroadcategoryinourresearchinvolvesmultipolarcells.
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bipolaradjective(CELL)specialized
- These are the double-spindled and multipolartypesofcellswhichoccurinhybrids.
- Theseneuronswerepyramidaland multipolar.
Cells
- anaphase
- anti-platelet
- assort
- biotech
- bipolar
- erythrocyte
- germ cell
- haemoglobin
- histography
- homologous chromosomes
- infiltration
- intercellular
- intermitotic
- meiosis
- mitosis
- protoplasmic
- ribosomal
- ribosome
- sensory neuron
- sickle cell
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The brain & nervous system
multipolaradjective(SEVERAL PARTS)
formal
consisting of severalparts,choices, etc.,especiallywhen these are very different to each other:
We need a way todealwith multi-polarquestions.
Somelegalproceedingsare bynaturemore multipolar.
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bipolaradjective(TWO PARTS)
Numbers: single, double & multiple
- alone
- bilateral
- bilaterally
- binary
- bipartite
- bipolar
- deka-
- double-action
- dual
- dualism
- individual
- lone
- multiple
- plural
- purely
- singly
- trilaterally
- tripartite
- unilaterally
- unit