polarization

polarization

English

Alternative forms

• polarisation

Etymology

From French polarisation

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpoʊlərɪˈzeɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

polarization (countable and uncountable, plural polarizations)

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

Derived terms

• affective partisan polarization
• bipolarization
• depolarization
• eigenpolarization
• hyperpolarization
• prepolarization
• repolarization
• spin polarization

 

Translations

production or condition of polarity

Catalan: polarització (ca) f French: polarisation (fr) f Galician: polarización (gl) f German: Polarisierung (de) f Greek: πόλωση (el) f (pólosi)

Italian: polarizzazione (it) f Portuguese: polarização (pt) f Russian: поляриза́ция (ru) f (poljarizácija) Spanish: polarización (es) f Tagalog: sataluktok

production of polarized light

Catalan: polarització (ca) f Chinese: Mandarin: 偏振 (zh) (piānzhèn), 起偏 (qǐpiān) Czech: polarizace f French: polarisation (fr) f Galician: polarización (gl) f

German: Polarisierung (de) f Greek: πόλωση (el) f (pólosi) Italian: polarizzazione (it) f Portuguese: polarização (pt) f Spanish: polarización (es) f Tagalog: sataluktok

separation of positive and negative charges

Catalan: polarització (ca) f Chinese: Mandarin: 极化 (zh) (jíhuà) French: polarisation (fr) Galician: polarización (gl) f

German: Polarisierung (de) f Greek: πόλωση (el) f (pólosi) Italian: polarizzazione (it) f Portuguese: polarização (pt) f Spanish: polarización (es) f

grouping of opinions into two extremes

Catalan: polarització (ca) f French: polarisation (fr) f Galician: polarización (gl) f German: Polarisierung (de) f

Greek: πόλωση (el) f (pólosi) Italian: polarizzazione (it) f Portuguese: polarização (pt) f Spanish: polarización (es) f