polarities

Noun

polarity (countable and uncountable, plural polarities)

1. The separation, alignment or orientation of something into two opposed poles.
   • The debate revealed the sharp polarity of opinion.
2. Either of the two extremes of such attributes.
3. The dipole-dipole intermolecular forces between the slightly positively-charged end of one molecule to the negative end of another or the same molecule. ᵂᵖ
4. The division of an embryo into an animal pole and a vegetal pole within a blastula. ᵂᵖ
5. Spatial differences in shape, structure, and function within a cell. ᵂᵖ
6. A measure of the electrical potential at the ends of a circuit. ᵂᵖ
   • positive and negative polarity

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