polarity
/pəˈlæɹɪti/US[pəˈlɛɹɪɾi]
polarity noun: the separation, alignment or orientation of something into two opposed poles. Also the ellipsis of magnetic polarity.
Noun
polarity (countable and uncountable, plural polarities)
- The separation, alignment or orientation of something into two opposed poles.
- The debate revealed the sharp polarity of opinion.
- Either of the two extremes of such attributes.
- 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
- The division of an embryo into an animal pole and a vegetal pole within a blastula. ᵂᵖ
- Spatial differences in shape, structure, and function within a cell. ᵂᵖ
- A measure of the electrical potential at the ends of a circuit. ᵂᵖ
- positive and negative polarity
- The experiment tested the polarity of the electrical current.
- The direction of a wave's amplitude or its being in phase or antiphase.
- The grammatical category of the affirmative and the negative. ᵂᵖ
- A duality that is an involution, i.e. has order two. ᵂᵖ
- An indicator of the positivity or negativity of a literal. ᵂᵖ
- Any of the various ways in which power is distributed within the international system. ᵂᵖ
- political polarity
- The concept of dualism between masculine and feminine. ᵂᵖ
Also used as
polarity is also the ellipsis of magnetic polarity.
polarity is also the ellipsis of trilinear polarity.
polarity meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
polarity in Hindi
- ध्रुवीयता
polarity in Tamil
- துருவத்தன்மை
polarity in Marathi
- ध्रुवीयता, पोलॅरिटी, ध्रुवीयपणा
polarity in Urdu
- قطبیت, قطعیت
More languagesFewer languages
- polarity in Bengali
- মেরুত্ব, পোলারিটি
- polarity in Telugu
- ధ్రువణత
- polarity in Malayalam
- ധ്രുവീയത
- polarity in Kannada
- ಧ್ರುವೀಯತೆ, ಧ್ರುವೀಯತೆಯು
- polarity in Punjabi
- ਧਰੁਵੀਤਾ, ਧਰੁਵੀਅਤ
- polarity in Gujarati
- ધ્રુવીયતા
- polarity in Odia
- ପୋଲାରିଟି, ଧ୍ରୁବୀଯ଼ତା
- polarity in Nepali
- ध्रुवीयता
- polarity in Tagalog
- kataluktukan
- polarity in Indonesian
- polaritas
Examples of polarity in a sentence
- It is seen that the mental changes are occasioned by a change of polarity.
- Columns with varying polarities, varying internal diameters, and different lengths have been utilized in metabonomic studies.
- Modern units deliver a biphasic shock, during which the shock polarity is reversed mid-shock.
Forms of polarity
| plural | polarities |
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Words formed from polarity
Phrases with polarity
Words that rhyme with polarity
- particularity
- parity
- clarity
- familiarity
- similarity
- arity
- collinearity
- imparity
- peculiarity
- linearity
- nonlinearity
- insularity
4 more rhymesFewer rhymes
Questions about polarity
- What does polarity mean?
- Polarity means the separation, alignment or orientation of something into two opposed poles.
- What is polarity in Hindi?
- Polarity in Hindi is ध्रुवीयता. See Polarity meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is polarity?
- Polarity is a noun.
- How do you pronounce polarity?
- Polarity is pronounced /pəˈlæɹɪti/.
- What is the plural of polarity?
- The plural of polarity is polarities.
Words near polarity in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: polarity (page history and authors); polarity (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); polarity (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); polarity (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); polarity (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); polarity (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); polarity (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); polarity (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); polarity (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); polarity (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); polarity (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); polarity (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); polarity (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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