polarization

English

Alternative forms

• polarisation

Etymology

From French polarisation

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpoʊlərɪˈzeɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

polarization (countable and uncountable, plural polarizations)

1. the production or the condition of polarity
2. (physics) the production of polarized light; the direction in which the electric field of an electromagnetic wave points
3. (chemistry, physics) the separation of positive and negative charges in a nucleus, atom, molecule or system
4. the grouping of opinions into two extremes

Derived terms

• affective partisan polarization
• bipolarization
• depolarization
• eigenpolarization
• hyperpolarization
• prepolarization
• repolarization
• spin polarization

 

Translations

production or condition of polarity

• Azerbaijani: qütbləşmə
• Catalan: polarització (ca) f
• French: polarisation (fr) f
• Galician: polarización (gl) f
• German: Polarisierung (de) f
• Greek: πόλωση (el) f (pólosi)

• Italian: polarizzazione (it) f
• Portuguese: polarização (pt) f
• Russian: поляриза́ция (ru) f (poljarizácija)
• Spanish: polarización (es) f
• Tagalog: sataluktok

production of polarized light

• Catalan: polarització (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 偏振 (zh) (piānzhèn), 起偏 (qǐpiān)

• Czech: polarizace f
• French: polarisation (fr) f
• Galician: polarización (gl) f

• German: Polarisierung (de) f
• Greek: πόλωση (el) f (pólosi)
• Italian: polarizzazione (it) f
• Portuguese: polarização (pt) f
• Spanish: polarización (es) f
• Tagalog: sataluktok

separation of positive and negative charges

• Catalan: polarització (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 极化 (zh) (jíhuà)

• French: polarisation (fr)
• Galician: polarización (gl) f

• German: Polarisierung (de) f
• Greek: πόλωση (el) f (pólosi)
• Italian: polarizzazione (it) f
• Portuguese: polarização (pt) f
• Spanish: polarización (es) f

grouping of opinions into two extremes

• Azerbaijani: qütbləşmə
• Catalan: polarització (ca) f
• French: polarisation (fr) f
• Galician: polarización (gl) f
• German: Polarisierung (de) f

• Greek: πόλωση (el) f (pólosi)
• Italian: polarizzazione (it) f
• Portuguese: polarização (pt) f
• Spanish: polarización (es) f