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po⋅lar⋅i⋅ty

  [poh-lar-i-tee, puh-]
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–noun
1. Physics.
a. the property or characteristic that produces unequal physical effects at different points in a body or system, as a magnet or storage battery.
b. the positive or negative state in which a body reacts to a magnetic, electric, or other field.
2. the presence or manifestation of two opposite or contrasting principles or tendencies.
3. Linguistics.
a. (of words, phrases, or sentences) positive or negative character.
b. polar opposition.
Origin:
1640–50; polar + -ity
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po·lar·i·ty   (pō-lār'ĭ-tē, pə-)   
n.   pl. po·lar·i·ties

  1. Intrinsic polar separation, alignment, or orientation, especially of a physical property: magnetic polarity; ionic polarity.

  2. An indicated polar extreme: an electric terminal with positive polarity.

  3. The possession or manifestation of two opposing attributes, tendencies, or principles: political polarity.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: po·lar·i·ty
Pronunciation: pO-'lar-&t-E, p&-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
1 : the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits contrasting properties or powers in contrasting parts or directions
2 : attraction toward a particular object orin a specific direction
3 : the particular state either positive or negative with reference to the two poles or to electrification
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polarity po·lar·i·ty (pō-lār'ĭ-tē, pə-)
n.

  1. The property of having two opposite poles, such as those possessed by a magnet, or of having opposite properties or characteristics.

  2. The direction or orientation of positivity relative to negativity.

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polarity   (pō-lār'ĭ-tē)  Pronunciation Key 
The condition of having poles or being aligned with or directed toward poles, especially magnetic or electric poles.
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