polarised
polarised is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of polarized.
polarised is the simple past and past participle of polarise.
Meaning of polarized
Adjective
polarized (comparative more polarized, superlative most polarized)
- Having a distinctive polarization.
- When the polarizers are aligned in the same direction, they block the same state of polarization, i.e. they both block horizontally polarized light, and both let the vertically polarized light through. The second polarizer therefore has no effect on the light. When the polarizers are aligned...2013 July 16, skullsinthestars, “Simple fun with polarizers!”, in Skulls in the Stars, archived from the original on 05 Apr 2022
- Of a group or situation, being at two or more extremes.
Forms of polarised
| comparative | more polarised |
|---|---|
| superlative | most polarised |
Words formed from polarised
Questions about polarised
- What is polarised the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of?
- Polarised is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of polarized.
Words near polarised in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: polarised (page history and authors); polarized (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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