polarization
The production or the condition of polarity.
Other meanings
The grouping of opinions into two extremes.
The production of polarized light; the direction in which the electric field of an electromagnetic wave points.
Related words
- millipolarization
- mispolarization
- overpolarization
- polariton
- polarization time
- affective partisan polarization
- bipolarization
- depolarization
- eigenpolarization
- hyperpolarization
- hypopolarization
- prepolarization
Word history
From French "polarisation".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “polarization” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.