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==English==

===Etymology===
From {{prefix|en|tri|polar}}.

===Adjective===
{{en-adj|-}}

# {{lb|en|physics}} Having three [[pole]]s.
# Having three [[electrical]] [[connection]]s.
# Having or involving three [[center]]s of [[military]], [[economic]] or [[political]] power.
#* {{quote-text|en|year=2011|author=w:Barry Eichengreen|title=[https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/eichengreen29/English The Bear of Bretton Woods]|passage=''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. ''}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|en|tripolarity}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|having three poles}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|kolminapainen}}
* French: {{t+|fr|tripolaire}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|tripolare}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|三極|tr=sankyoku|sc=Jpan}}
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{{trans-top|having three electrical connections}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|kolminapainen}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|tripolare}}
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{{trans-top|involving three centers of military, economic or political power}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|kolminapainen}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|tripolare}}
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==Romanian==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|ro|fr|tripolaire}}.

===Adjective===
{{ro-adj}}

# {{l|en|tripolar}}

====Declension====
{{ro-decl-adj}}