Unipolar
unipolar , also monopolar , stands for:
- a world order in which one state dominates all others, see polarity (international relations)
Electrical engineering:
- a submarine cable with only one line, see high-voltage direct current transmission
- a form of electrical signal transmission, see asymmetrical signal transmission
- the generation of an electrical voltage by means of the Lorentz force, see unipolar induction
- a transistor in which only one type of charge is involved in the electric current, see field effect transistor
Medicine:
- a pacemaker that only leads one electrode to the heart, see pacemaker #electrode
- a nerve cell with only one axon and no dendrites, see unipolar nerve cell
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