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Polarize   /pˈoʊlərˌaɪz/   Listen
Polarize

verb
(past & past part. polarized; pres. part. polarizing)
1.
Cause to vibrate in a definite pattern.  Synonym: polarise.
2.
Cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions.  Synonym: polarise.
3.
Become polarized in a conflict or contrasting situation.  Synonym: polarise.






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"Polarize" Quotes from Famous Books



... first-named bodies is very difficult, because appearances may be produced which are due to the phenomena of refraction and imitate those of polarization. For the other kind, which are often as mobile as water, the fact that they polarize light is absolutely unquestionable. ...
— The New Physics and Its Evolution • Lucien Poincare



Words linked to "Polarize" :   change, separate, polarise, modify, physics, disunite, part, divide, natural philosophy, polarization, alter



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