Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ambipolar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: am-bipo-lar
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Reacting to both positive and negative polarity.

Etymology

Etymology tree English ambi- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-der. Proto-Indo-European *kʷól-os Proto-Hellenic *pólos Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos)der. Latin polus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Late Latin polārislbor. English polar English ambipolar From ambi- + polar.

Inflected Forms

more ambipolar (comparative) most ambipolar (superlative)

Derived Forms

ambipolarity

Rhymes With

solar controller roller high roller polar bipolar bowler stroller comptroller molar alveolar circumpolar

Questions

What does ambipolar mean?: Reacting to both positive and negative polarity.
Where does ambipolar come from?: Etymology tree English ambi- Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-der. Proto-Indo-European *kʷól-os Proto-Hellenic *pólos Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos)der. Latin polus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Late Latin polārislbor. English polar English ambipolar From ambi- + polar.

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