POLARITY


Meaning of POLARITY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pō-ˈler-ə-tē, pə-, -ˈla-rə- ]

noun

( 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.