English Explanatory Dictionary

polarization

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The production or the condition of polarity.
  2. The grouping of opinions into two extremes.
  3. The production of polarized light; the direction in which the electric field of an electromagnetic wave points.
  4. The separation of positive and negative charges in a nucleus, atom, molecule or system.

Pronunciation

/ˌpoʊlərɪˈzeɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-polarization.wav

Word forms

polarization polarizations polarisation

Etymology

Borrowed from French polarisation. By surface analysis, polarize + -ation or polar + -ization.

Derived words

affective partisan polarization bipolarization depolarization eigenpolarization hyperpolarization hypopolarization interstellar polarization millipolarization mispolarization multipolarization overpolarization polariton polarization charge polarization time polarization vector prepolarization repolarization spin polarization

Translations

Azerbaijani: qütbləşmə Catalan: polarització French: polarisation Galician: polarización German: Polarisierung Greek: πόλωση Hindi: ध्रुवीकरण Hungarian: polarizáció Italian: polarizzazione Polish: polaryzacja Portuguese: polarização Russian: поляриза́ция Spanish: polarización Swedish: polarisering Tagalog: sataluktok
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