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polarisability

polarisability is the alternative spelling of polarizability.

Meaning of polarizability

Noun

polarizability (countable and uncountable, plural polarizabilities)

  1. The relative tendency of a system of electric charges to become polarized in the presence of an external electric field.

Forms of polarisability

pluralpolarisabilities

Questions about polarisability

What is polarisability the alternative spelling of?
Polarisability is the alternative spelling of polarizability.

Words near polarisability in the dictionary

  1. polarimetrically
  2. polarimetries
  3. polarimetry
  4. polaris
  5. polarisabilities
  6. polarisability
  7. polarisable
  8. polarisation
  9. polarisation time
  10. polarisation times
  11. polarisations

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Adapted from Wiktionary: polarisability (page history and authors); polarizability (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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