polarize (redirected from polarisable)

po·lar·ize  (pl-rz)

v. po·lar·ized, po·lar·iz·ing, po·lar·iz·es

v.tr.

1. To induce polarization in; impart polarity to.

2. To cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions.

v.intr.

1. To acquire polarity.

2. To cause polarization of light.

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polar·iza·ble adj.

polar·izer n.

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polarize or -ise

Verb

[-izing, -ized] or -ising, -ised

1. to cause people to adopt directly opposite opinions: political opinion had polarized since the restoration of democracy

2. to have or give polarity or polarization

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polarize  (pl-rz)

1. To separate or accumulate positive and negative electric charges in two distinct regions. Polarized objects have an electric dipole moment and will undergo torque when placed in an external electric field.

2. To magnetize a substance so that it has the properties of a magnetic dipole, such as having a north and south pole.

3. To cause the electrical and magnetic fields associated with electromagnetic waves, especially light, to vibrate in a particular direction or path. The transverse electric and magnetic waves always vibrate at right angles to each other, but in ordinary unpolarized light sources, the direction of polarization of each wave is randomly distributed. Light can be polarized by reflection, and by passing through certain materials. See more at polarization.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	polarize - cause to vibrate in a definite pattern; "polarize light waves" polarise natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	2.	polarize - cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions polarise disunite, separate, part, divide - force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"
	3.	polarize - become polarized in a conflict or contrasting situation polarise divide, part, separate - come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated"

Translations

polarize [ˈpəuləraɪz] vt → polarizar

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polarize [ˈpəuləraɪz] vt → polariser

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polarize [ˈpəuləraɪz] vt → polarisieren

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polarize [ˈpəuləraɪz] vt → polarizzare