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polarization
[ poh-ler-uh-zey-shuhn ]
noun
- a sharp division, as of a population or group, into opposing factions.
- Optics. a state, or the production of a state, in which rays of light or similar radiation exhibit different properties in different directions. Compare circular polarization, elliptical polarization, plane polarization.
- Electricity.
- the deposit of gases, produced during electrolysis, on the electrodes of a cell, increasing the resistance of the cell.
- a vector quantity indicating the electric dipole moment per unit of volume of a dielectric.
- the induction of polarity in a ferromagnetic substance.
- the production or acquisition of polarity.
polarization
/ ˌəʊəɪˈɪʃə /
noun
- the condition of having or giving polarity
- physics 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
polarization
/ ō′lə-ĭ-′ə /
- A condition in which transverse waves vibrate consistently in a single plane, or along a circle or ellipse. Electromagnetic radiation such as light is composed of transverse waves and can be polarized. Certain kinds of light filters, including sunglasses that reduce glare, work by filtering out light that is polarized in one direction.
- The displacement of positive and negative electric charge to opposite ends of a nuclear, atomic, molecular, or chemical system, especially by subjection to an electric field. Atoms and molecules have some inherent polarization.
- An increased resistance to the flow of current in a voltaic cell, caused by chemical reactions at the electrodes. Polarization results in a reduction of the electric potential across the voltaic cell.
polarization
1- The direction in which the electrical field of an electromagnetic wave points.
polarization
2- In politics, the grouping of opinions around two extremes: “As the debate continued, the union members were polarized into warring factions .”
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Other yvlog Forms
- ·l··tDz noun
- p···tDz noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of polarization1
Example Sentences
What political scientists describe as affective/negative polarization describes how political disagreements are increasingly existential value judgments where “the other side” is not just wrong but evil.
That segregation reflects and fuels the United States’ extreme political polarization and negative partisanship.
Ultimately, America’s collective unhappiness is entangled with the rise of political polarization and rage at “the elites” and “the system.”
In fact, polarization is fused into the very foundation of the American project.
Despite the current political polarization, support for state-subsidized healthcare for immigrants hasn’t always been divided by party lines in California.
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