Bipolar
Appearance
Bipolar is a term used to define things with two (usually opposing) poles. It can refer to:
locomotives.
- bipolar encoding, a type of line code used in telecommunication.
- bipolar high-voltage direct current transmission
In Science
- Bipolar nebula, a two-lobed, axially symmetric nebula
- Bipolar outflow, outflow of ejected materials from both poles of a star.
- Bipolar political system, a system where two political powers are equally matched.
In Mathematics
- Polar set, sometimes called a bipolar set, is the polar of a polar set.
- Bipolar coordinates, a type of orthogonal coordinates based on the Apollonian circles.
In Pop culture
- Bi-Polar (album), an album by Vanilla Ice.