Polarization



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 极化, 分裂
• ［英］ n. 极化, 分裂 ( division into two opposites)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Date: 1812
• 1. the action of polarizing or state of being or becoming polarized: as
  • a.
    • (1) the action or process of affecting radiation and especially light so that the vibrations of the wave assume a definite form
    • (2) the state of radiation affected by this process
  • b. an increase in the resistance of an electrolytic cell often caused by the deposition of gas on one or both electrodes
  • c. magnetization
• 2.
  • a. division into two opposites
  • b. concentration about opposing extremes of groups or interests formerly ranged on a continuum

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