polar
adjective
/ˈpoʊ̯lɚ/
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/ˈpəʊ̯lə(ɹ)/
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[ˈpʰoʊ̯lɚ]
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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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polaire
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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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polarisation
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polarity
noun
/pəˈlærɪti/
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- 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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polarité
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polarized
adjective
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- (US) Having a distinctive polarization.
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polarisé
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polarize
verb
/ˈpoʊ.lə.ɹaɪz/
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/ˈpəʉ.lə.ɹɑɪz/
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/ˈpəʊ.lə.ɹaɪz/
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- (transitive, US) To cause a group to be divided into extremes.
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partager
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