n.
Pronunciation: p ō - ' ler- ə -t ē , p ə -, - ' la-r ə -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
Date: 1646
1 : the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
2 : attraction toward a particular object or in a specific direction
3 : the particular state either positive or negative with reference to the two poles or to electrification
4 a : diametrical opposition b : an instance of such opposition