polaritypoʊˈlær ɪ ti, pə-
polarity (n)
- plural
- polarities
English Definitions:
mutual opposition, polarity (noun)
a relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies
"he viewed it as a balanced polarity between good and evil"
polarity, sign (noun)
having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)
"he got the polarity of the battery reversed"; "charges of opposite sign"
polarity (Noun)
The separation, alignment or orientation of something into two opposed poles.
polarity (Noun)
Either of the two extremes of such attributes.
polarity (Noun)
The dipole-dipole intermolecular forces between the slightly positively-charged end of one molecule to the negative end of another or the same molecule.
Polarity
In physics, polarity is an attribute with two possible values. ⁕An electric charge can have either positive or negative polarity. ⁕A voltage or potential difference between two points of an electric circuit has a polarity, describing which of the two points has the higher electric potential. ⁕A magnet has a polarity, in that it has two poles described as "north" and "south" pole. ⁕More generally, the polarity of an electric or magnetic field can be viewed as the sign of the vectors describing the field. ⁕The spin of an entity in quantum mechanics can have a polarity – parallel or anti-parallel to a given direction.
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