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a) Describing something that possesses a distinctive polarization.b) Describing a group or situation characterized by being at two (or more) extremes.
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polarized — index hostile Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
polarized — (Amer.) pəʊlÉ™raɪzd adj. contraposed, opposed; having unequally distributed characteristics (also polarised) polarize (Amer.) po·lar·ize || pəʊlÉ™raɪz v. separate into opposing groups, contrapose; give polarity to something, cause an item … English contemporary dictionary
polarized — (BrE also ised) adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ deeply, highly … Collocations dictionary
Polarized — Polarize Po lar*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Polarized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Polarizing}.] [Cf. F. polariser.] To communicate polarity to. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
polarized — un·polarized; … English syllables
Polarized 3D glasses — create the illusion of three dimensional images by restricting the light that reaches each eye, an example of stereoscopy. To present a stereoscopic motion picture, two images are projected superimposed onto the same screen through orthogonal… … Wikipedia
Polarized pluralism — is a symptom of a sick two party or multi party political system. It was originally described by political philosopher Sartori, and defines a system where moderate views are replaced by polarized views.In a typical two plus, two party, or multi… … Wikipedia
polarized light microscopy — noun The method of examining thin, transparent materials, esp from rock, using polarized light to reveal birefringence • • • Main Entry: ↑polar … Useful english dictionary
Polarized Component — [engl.], gepoltes Bauteil … Universal-Lexikon
polarized light — noun light in which the electric and magnetic fields each vibrate in a single plane See Also: plane polarized light, circular polarized light … Wiktionary
polarized light — (nicol) An optical material (Iceland spar) that function as a prism,separating light rays that pass through it into two portions, one of which is reflected away, and the other transmitted. The transmitted portion is called plane polarized… … Forensic science glossary
