tripolar

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

tri- +‎ polar

Adjective[edit]

tripolar (not comparable)

  1. (physics) Having three poles.
  2. Having three electrical connections.
  3. Having or involving three centers of military, economic or political power.
    • 2011, Barry Eichengreen, The Bear of Bretton Woods:
      Instead, what will ultimately replace today’s dollar-centric international monetary and financial system is a tripolar system organized around the dollar, the euro, and the Chinese renminbi.

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Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French tripolaire.

Adjective[edit]

tripolar m or n (feminine singular tripolară, masculine plural tripolari, feminine and neuter plural tripolare)

  1. tripolar

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