Definitions for polarity

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polarity po·lar·i·ty

Spelling: [poh-lar-i-tee, puh-]

IPA: /poʊˈlær ɪ ti, pə-/

Polarity is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 339 anagrams from letters in polarity (ailoprty).

Definitions for polarity

noun

1. Physics. the property or characteristic that produces unequal physical effects at different points in a body or system, as a magnet or storage battery. 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. (of words, phrases, or sentences) positive or negative character. polar opposition.

Origin of polarity

First recorded in 1640-50; polar + -ity

Examples for polarity

His polarity had changed: his electricity was no longer negative, but positive.

But if this be the case, how are we to conceive the physical mechanism of this polarity?

Its polarity depends on the direction in which the current flows.

The state of a compass needle, the polarity of which has been injured.

But you said the polarity couldn't be that of a magnet; then what?

Once over it, I expected to reverse my polarity and fall on the moon.

The polarity of opinion only gets more pronounced when the focus shifts to the meaning of the ending.

The polarity of magnetism and electricity also appealed to the senses.

In 2000, Hirdt reasoned, Al Gore won the popular vote but lost in the Electoral College, reversing the polarity of the rule.

If so, it was by a reversal of polarity through an act of will.