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polarization noun

  /ˌpoʊlərɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • (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.
 polarización

polar adjective

  /ˈpolɑ(r)/ , /ˈpoʊlər/ , [ˈpʰəʊ̯lə(ɹ)]
  • (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.
 polar

polarize verb

  /ˈpoʊ.lə.ɹaɪz/ , /ˈpɐʉ.lə.ɹaɪz/ , /ˈpəʉ.lə.ɹɑez/ , /ˈpəʊ.lə.ɹaɪz/ , [ˈpɐʉ̯.lə.ɹɑe̯z] , [ˈpəʉ̯.lə.ɹɑe̯z]
  • (transitive, US) To cause to have a polarization.
  • (transitive, US) To cause a group to be divided into extremes.
 polarizar

polarity noun

  /pəˈlæɹɪti/ , [pəˈlɛɹɪɾi]
  • 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
 polaridad

polarized adjective

  • (US) Having a distinctive polarization.
 polarizado
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