dipolar
adjective/daɪˈpoʊlər/
Frequency rank: #19,780 most common English word
Meaning
Having two poles or opposite charges separated in space.
Example sentence
Water is considered dipolar because its oxygen and hydrogen atoms create two distinct electrical poles.
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