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Polarization   /pˌoʊlərəzˈeɪʃən/  /pˌoʊlərɪzˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Polarization

noun
1.
The phenomenon in which waves of light or other radiation are restricted in direction of vibration.  Synonym: polarisation.
2.
The condition of having or giving polarity.  Synonym: polarisation.






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"Polarization" Quotes from Famous Books



... are one and the same substance? Some years subsequently he answered this question by saying that the liquid condition enables the molecule of water to turn round so as to place itself in the proper line of polarization, while the rigidity of the solid condition prevents this arrangement. This polar arrangement must precede decomposition, and decomposition is an accompaniment of conduction. He then passed on to other ...
— Faraday As A Discoverer • John Tyndall



Words linked to "Polarization" :   polarisation, condition, status, polarize, optical phenomenon



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