polar
adjective
/ˈpoʊlər/
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/ˈpoːlɑː(ɾ)/
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[ˈpʰəʊ̯lə(ɹ)]
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- (geography) Of, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the North Pole or South Pole); within the Arctic or Antarctic circles.
- (mathematics) Of a coordinate system, specifying the location of a point in a plane by using a radius and an angle.
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polar
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polarization
noun
/ˌpoʊlərɪˈzeɪʃən/
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- (chemistry, physics) The separation of positive and negative charges in a nucleus, atom, molecule or system.
- (physics) The production of polarized light; the direction in which the electric field of an electromagnetic wave points.
- (sociology) The grouping of opinions into two extremes.
- The production or the condition of polarity.
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polarización
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polarize
verb
/ˈpoʊ.lə.ɹaɪz/
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/ˈpɐʉ.lə.ɹaɪz/
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/ˈpəʉ.lə.ɹɑez/
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/ˈpəʊ.lə.ɹaɪz/
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[ˈpɐʉ̯.lə.ɹɑe̯z]
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[ˈpəʉ̯.lə.ɹɑe̯z]
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- (transitive, US) To cause to have a polarization.
- (transitive, US) To cause a group to be divided into extremes.
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polarizar
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polarity
noun
/pəˈlæɹɪti/
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[pəˈlɛɹɪɾi]
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- The separation, alignment or orientation of something into two opposed poles.
- Either of the two extremes of such attributes.
- (chemistry) The dipole-dipole intermolecular forces between the slightly positively-charged end of one molecule to the negative end of another or the same molecule. Wp
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polaridad
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polarized
adjective
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- (US) Having a distinctive polarization.
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polarizado
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