polarization

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌpəʊləraɪˈzeɪʃ^ən/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌpoʊlərəˈzeɪʃən/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pō′lər ə zā′shən)

po•lar•i•za•tion /ˌpoʊlərəˈzeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

a sharp division, as of a population or group, into opposing factions:polarization between ethnic groups.
Opticsa state in which rays of light have different properties in different directions.

po•lar•i•za•tion (pō′lər ə zā′shən),USA pronunciation n.

a sharp division, as of a population or group, into opposing factions.
Opticsa state, or the production of a state, in which rays of light or similar radiation exhibit different properties in different directions. Cf. circular polarization, elliptical polarization, plane polarization.
Electricity
- Electricitythe deposit of gases, produced during electrolysis, on the electrodes of a cell, increasing the resistance of the cell.
- Electricitya vector quantity indicating the electric dipole moment per unit of volume of a dielectric.
- Electricitythe induction of polarity in a ferromagnetic substance.
the production or acquisition of polarity.

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polarization, polarisation /ˌpəʊləraɪˈzeɪʃən/ n

the condition of having or giving polarity
the process or phenomenon in which the waves of light or other electromagnetic radiation are restricted to certain directions of vibration, usually specified in terms of the electric field vector

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