tripolar

Three magnetic extremes

Tripolar describes something with three poles or extremities.

In geopolitics, a tripolar world has three dominant powers rather than two (bipolar) or one (unipolar): Some analysts predict a tripolar order among the US, China, and the EU.

In electronics and physics, tripolar refers to systems with three electrodes or magnetic poles.

In psychiatry, tripolar sometimes informally describes mood disorders that don't fit neatly into bipolar categories.

geopolitics

multipolarity

Multiple competing power centers

non-alignment · alliances · diplomacy · détente · rivalry

electrical

three-phase

Triple offset AC distribution

  • neutralNot favoring any side
  • deltaSymbol denoting variation
  • wyeName for forked letter

configuration · terminals · connections · grounding · motor · generator · transformer · circuitry · switching · conductors

disorder

cyclothymia

Mild mood disorder

stabilizers · diagnosis · episodes · psychiatry · DSM · spectrum · comorbidity · hypomania · depression

magnetic

multipole

Multiple-source field configuration

orientation · asymmetry

neuron

axon

Neuron's signal-sending projection

  • dendritesNeuron's signal-receiving projections
  • somaBodily cells, excluding gametes
  • morphologyStudy of structural forms

interneuron · pyramidal · cerebellar · stellate · synapses · branching · neuroanatomy · cortical

Opposites
number of poles/centers

tripolarunipolar

Having one pole only

monopolar · bipolar · dipolar · nonpolar · multipolar

polarity structure

tripolarnonpolar

Electrically balanced molecule type

unpolarized · neutral · centerless · diffuse · homogeneous

structural complexity

tripolarunipolar

Having one pole only

monopolar · hegemonic · bipolar · binary · unitary

Family

tri, triple, triplet, triplets, triply, triplicate, triplication, trio, trios

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