Polarity

Quick meaning: Polarity is a noun meaning The separation, alignment or orientation of something into two opposed poles.

Meaning

The separation, alignment or orientation of something into two opposed poles.

More Meanings

1. Either of the two extremes of such attributes.
2. (embryology) The division of an embryo into an animal pole and a vegetal pole within a blastula. ᵂᵖ
3. (microbiology) Spatial differences in shape, structure, and function within a cell. ᵂᵖ
4. (electricity) A measure of the electrical potential at the ends of a circuit. ᵂᵖ
5. (physics) The direction of a wave's amplitude or its being in phase or antiphase.
6. (grammar) The grammatical category of the affirmative and the negative. ᵂᵖ
7. (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

Example Sentences

political polarity

positive and negative polarity

The debate revealed the sharp polarity of opinion.

The experiment tested the polarity of the electrical current.

Word Forms

• polarities

Synonyms for polarity

Depending on context, synonyms include sign.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sign, polarization, pluralistic, divergence, polarisation, bias.

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