See Also: polarization(medicine)
polarization(dictionary)
polarization(encyclopedia)
angle of polarization(medicine)
fluorescence polarization(medicine)
microscopy, polarization(medicine)
polarization colours(medicine)
polarization microscopy(medicine)
fluorescence polarization immunoassay(medicine)

polarization (iou)



polarization noun. Also polarisation. E19.

The action of polarizing light or other electromagnetic radiation; the property of being polarized; the extent or direction of this. E19.
I. Asimov The windows..were black and..of appropriate polarization.
b. Optical activity (esp. of sugar solutions); measurement of this. M19.
The action of inducing magnetic or electrical polarity; spec. the partial separation of positive and negative electric charge produced in a dielectric by an electric field; the electric dipole moment induced per unit volume. M19.
b. The production of an opposite electromotive force at the electrodes of a cell due to the presence of electrolytic decomposition products, producing an apparently increased resistance in the circuit. M19.
The arrangement of molecules etc. in a definite direction; partial or complete alignment of the spin axes of particles; the direction or extent of this. M19.
fig.
a. The interpretation of a word etc. in a particular way (rare); the accentuation of a difference between two things or groups; the process or state of division into two groups representing extremes of opinion, wealth, etc. L19.
M. L. Samuels Further phonetic divergence, ('polarization' of the existing differences). Chinese Economic Studies The polarization between the rich and the poor. J. N. Isbister There had begun to be a polarization between himself and his senior colleagues.
b. Commerce. The system or principle requiring specification by a person offering information on investments, insurance, etc., of status as independent adviser or representative of a company. L20.