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polarization

po·lar·i·za·tion
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [poh-ler-uh-zey-shuh n]
    • /ˌpoʊ lər əˈzeɪ ʃən/
    • /pəʊləraɪˈzeɪʃn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [poh-ler-uh-zey-shuh n]
    • /ˌpoʊ lər əˈzeɪ ʃən/

Definitions of polarization word

  • noun polarization a sharp division, as of a population or group, into opposing factions. 1
  • noun polarization 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. 1
  • noun 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. 1
  • noun polarization the production or acquisition of polarity. 1
  • noun polarization opposing viewpoints 1
  • noun polarization photography: filtering of light 1
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Origin of polarization

First appearance:

before 1805
One of the 41% newest English words
First recorded in 1805-15; polarize + -ation

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Parts of speech for Polarization

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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polarization popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for polarization

noun polarization

  • diffraction — the phenomenon exhibited by wave fronts that, passing the edge of an opaque body, are modulated, thereby causing a redistribution of energy within the front: it is detectable in light waves by the presence of a pattern of closely spaced dark and light bands (diffraction pattern) at the edge of a shadow.
Just one Synonym for polarization

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Related words

  • circular polarization

    electromagnetic radiation (esp light) in which the electric field vector describes a circle about the direction of propagation at any point in the path of the radiation

  • plane polarization

    a type of polarization in which the electric vector of waves of light or other electromagnetic radiation is restricted to vibration in a single plane

  • brewster's law

    the law that light will receive maximum polarization from a reflecting surface when it is incident to the surface at an angle (angle of polarization or polarizing angle) having a tangent equal to the index of refraction of the surface.

  • ferroelectric

    pertaining to a substance that possesses spontaneous electric polarization such that the polarization can be reversed by an electric field.
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