In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BIPOLAR
bipolar
(adjective) having two poles
bipolar
(adjective) of, pertaining to, or occurring in both polar regions; “the bipolar distribution of certain species”
bipolar
(adjective) of or relating to manic depressive illness
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
bipolar (comparative more bipolar, superlative most bipolar)
Involving or having both extremes or poles at the same time.
Relating to both polar regions
(physics) Relating to a bipole
Relating to or having bipolar disorder.
(politics) Of or relating to an international system in which two states wield most of the cultural, economic, and political influence.
Noun
bipolar (plural bipolars)
A bipolar cell.
Short for bipolar disorder and bipolarity.
Anagrams
• parboil
Source: Wiktionary
Bi*po"lar, a. Etym: [Pref. bi- + polar. Cf. Dipolar.]
Definition: Doubly polar; having two poles; as, a bipolar cell or corpuscle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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