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polarity

UK
/pəˈlær.ɪ.ti/
US
/poʊˈlær.ə.ti/

Translations

polaritynoun
polarities
pl
The polarity of the magnet determines its north and south poles.
Полярность магнита определяет его северный и южный полюса.
Synonyms
duality
contrast
opposition
divergence
antithesis
polarityadjective
UK
/pəˈlær.ɪ.ti/
US
/poʊˈlær.ə.ti/
Used attributively before nouns (e.g. “polarity switch”) to describe something connected with electrical or magnetic polarity.

Definitions

polaritynoun
The property of having poles or being polar, often used in reference to magnetic or electric fields.
The polarity of the magnet was evident when it attracted the metal objects.
The state of having two opposite or contradictory tendencies, opinions, or aspects.
The polarity in their political views often led to heated debates.
In chemistry, the distribution of electrical charge over the atoms joined by the bond.
The polarity of water molecules makes it an excellent solvent.
In linguistics and logic, the quality of an expression being positive or negative, which determines the environments in which certain words can appear.
Negative polarity items like "any" are licensed only in negative contexts.
In geometry, an involutory correspondence between points and lines with respect to a conic section that associates each point with its polar line and vice versa.
In projective geometry, the concept of polarity helps describe the relationship between a point outside a circle and its chord of contact.
polarityadjective
Relating to or involving electrical, magnetic, or other kinds of polarity.
The device has a polarity indicator light on the front panel.
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