Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having polar correspondence to something other than itself.
- In morphology, having unequal or dissimilar poles: said of the figures called
stauraxonia heteropola . Seestauraxonia .
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- adjective Of an
electric generator that producesalternating current - adjective chemistry Formed by
ions ofopposite charge
Etymologies
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Examples
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Maximizing the advantages and capably advocating the shared interests, policies and values of one Europe in a competitive and heteropolar world will require that priority attention and adequate resources be directed towards:
FPIF Latest Content 2010
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Bombs and guns, generals and admirals will have a place, but they won't determine the way forward for Europe in a heteropolar world.
FPIF Latest Content 2010
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As the erstwhile global village goes heteropolar, it is coming to resemble something akin to a patchwork of gated communities surrounded by seething seas of shantytowns.
Embassy 2010
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We are entering a heteropolar world, with new national, multinational, non-state, and cultural actors who can magnify their influence through networks of global media.
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personally i favor heteropolar over multipolar, as multipolar carries the assumption that states remain the sole actors in the system, an assumption that i think should be discarded.
The Volokh Conspiracy » What Happens in a Multipolar World? 2009
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