Associations to the word «Polarity»

Wiktionary

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. (chemistry) 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, noun. (grammar) The grammatical category of the affirmative and the negative.
POLARITY THERAPY, noun. A form of energy medicine based on the idea that a person's health is subject to positive and negative electromagnetic charges.

Dictionary definition

POLARITY, noun. A relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies; "he viewed it as a balanced polarity between good and evil".
POLARITY, 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".

Wise words

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