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/ˌpoʊlərɪˈzeɪʃən/
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The production or the condition of polarity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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The production or the condition of polarity.
The grouping of opinions into two extremes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology
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The production or the condition of polarity.
The production of polarized light; the direction in which the electric field of an electromagnetic wave points.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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The production or the condition of polarity.
The separation of positive and negative charges in a nucleus, atom, molecule or system.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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the phenomenon in which waves of light or other radiation are restricted in direction of vibration
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: polarisation
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Broader terms: optical phenomenon
the condition of having or giving polarity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: polarisation
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Broader terms: condition, status
Borrowed from French polarisation. By surface analysis, polarize + -ation or polar + -ization.
Across languages
Translations 57 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani :
qütbləşmə
— production or condition of polarity
Catalan :
polarització
— production or condition of polarity
French :
polarisation
— production or condition of polarity
Galician :
polarización
— production or condition of polarity
German :
Polarisierung
— production or condition of polarity
Greek :
πόλωση
(pólosi)
— production or condition of polarity
Hindi :
ध्रुवीकरण
(dhruvīkaraṇ)
— production or condition of polarity
Hungarian :
polarizáció
— production or condition of polarity
Italian :
polarizzazione
— production or condition of polarity
Polish :
polaryzacja
— production or condition of polarity
Portuguese :
polarização
— production or condition of polarity
Russian :
поляриза́ция
(poljarizácija)
— production or condition of polarity
Spanish :
polarización
— production or condition of polarity
Swedish :
polarisering
— production or condition of polarity
Tagalog :
sataluktok
— production or condition of polarity
Armenian :
բեւեռացվածություն
(beweṙacʻvacutʻyun)
— grouping of opinions into two extremes
Azerbaijani :
qütbləşmə
— grouping of opinions into two extremes
Catalan :
polarització
— grouping of opinions into two extremes
French :
polarisation
— grouping of opinions into two extremes
Galician :
polarización
— grouping of opinions into two extremes
German :
Polarisierung
— grouping of opinions into two extremes
Greek :
πόλωση
(pólosi)
— grouping of opinions into two extremes
Hindi :
ध्रुवीकरण
(dhruvīkaraṇ)
— grouping of opinions into two extremes
Italian :
polarizzazione
— grouping of opinions into two extremes
Japanese :
分極化
(bunkyokuka)
— grouping of opinions into two extremes
Latin :
polārizātiō
— grouping of opinions into two extremes
Malayalam :
ധ്രുവീകരണം
(dhruvīkaraṇaṁ)
— grouping of opinions into two extremes
Polish :
polaryzacja
— grouping of opinions into two extremes
Portuguese :
polarização
— grouping of opinions into two extremes
Spanish :
polarización
— grouping of opinions into two extremes
Swedish :
polarisering
— grouping of opinions into two extremes
Catalan :
polarització
— production of polarized light
Chinese Mandarin :
偏振
(piānzhèn)
— production of polarized light
Czech :
polarizace
— production of polarized light
French :
polarisation
— production of polarized light
Galician :
polarización
— production of polarized light
German :
Polarisierung
— production of polarized light
Greek :
πόλωση
(pólosi)
— production of polarized light
Hindi :
ध्रुवीकरण
(dhruvīkaraṇ)
— production of polarized light
Italian :
polarizzazione
— production of polarized light
Polish :
polaryzacja
— production of polarized light
Portuguese :
polarização
— production of polarized light
Spanish :
polarización
— production of polarized light
Swedish :
polarisering
— production of polarized light
Tagalog :
sataluktok
— production of polarized light
Catalan :
polarització
— separation of positive and negative charges
Chinese Mandarin :
極化 /极化
(jíhuà)
— separation of positive and negative charges
French :
polarisation
— separation of positive and negative charges
Galician :
polarización
— separation of positive and negative charges
German :
Polarisierung
— separation of positive and negative charges
Greek :
πόλωση
(pólosi)
— separation of positive and negative charges
Hindi :
ध्रुवीकरण
(dhruvīkaraṇ)
— separation of positive and negative charges
Italian :
polarizzazione
— separation of positive and negative charges
Polish :
polaryzacja
— separation of positive and negative charges
Portuguese :
polarização
— separation of positive and negative charges
Spanish :
polarización
— separation of positive and negative charges
Swedish :
polarisering
— separation of positive and negative charges
