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Meaning of 'polarity' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Polarity [ n.]
- That quality or condition of a body in virtue of which it exhibits opposite, or contrasted, properties or powers, in opposite, or contrasted, parts or directions; or a condition giving rise to a contrast of properties corresponding to a contrast of positions, as, for example, attraction and repulsion in the opposite parts of a magnet, the dissimilar phenomena corresponding to the different sides of a polarized ray of light, etc.
- A property of the conic sections by virtue of which a given point determines a corresponding right line and a given right line determines a corresponding point. See Polar, n.

Meaning of 'polarity' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . polarity [ n]
Meaning (1):
- having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)
Example in sentence:
  • charges of opposite sign;
  • he got the polarity of the battery reversed
Meaning (2):
- a relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies
Example in sentence:
  • he viewed it as a balanced polarity between good and evil

Nearby Words:

polacca polack polacre polander polar polarchy polaric polarily polarimeter polarimetry

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