Look up: Polarization

1. Polarization
   The buildup of a product of oxidation or a reduction of an electrode, preventing further reaction.
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2. polarization
   A special property of light; light has three properties, brightness, color and polarization.
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3. polarization
   A special property of light; light has three properties, brightness, color and polarization. Polarization is a condition in which the planes of vibration of the various rays in a light beam are at least partially aligned.
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4. polarization
   [n] - the condition of having or giving polarity 2. [n] - the phenomenon in which waves of light or other radiation are restricted in direction of vibration
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5. Polarization
   ElectronicFor an atom, the displacement of the center of the negatively charged electron cloud relative to the positive nucleus, which is induced by an electric field.IonicPolarization as a result of the displacement of anions and cations in opposite directions.OrientationPolarization resulting from...
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6. Polarization
   The buildup of a product of oxidation or a reduction of an electrode, preventing further reaction.
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7. polarization
   (1) The change from the open-circuit electrode potential as the result of the passage of current. (2) A change in the potential of an electrode during electrolysis, such that the potential of an anode becomes more noble, and that of a cathode more active, than their respective reversible potentials....
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8. Polarization
   The inability of an electrode to reproduce a reading after a small electrical current has been passed through the membrane. Glass pH electrodes are especially prone to polarization errors caused by small currents flowing from the pH meter input circuit and from static electrical charges built up as ...
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9. polarization
   the attribute of an electromagnetic wave which describes the direction of the electric field Category: Electrical engineering and energy • the vibration of the electric field vector in specific direction perpendicular to the direction of propagation of the wave Category: Electrical en...
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10. Polarization
    The use of specific filters to control the direction light travels. Effects are the reduction of glare and reflections and the saturation of colours, especially in landscapes.
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11. Polarization
    Po`lar·i·za'tion noun [ Confer French polarisation .] 1. The act of polarizing; the state of being polarized, or of having polarity. 2. (Opt.) A peculiar affection or condition of the rays of light or heat, in consequence ...
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12. polarization
    1. The act of polarizing; the state of being polarized, or of having polarity. ... 2. <optics> A peculiar affection or condition of the rays of light or heat, in consequence of which they exhibit different properties in different directions. ... If a beam of light, which has been reflected fro...
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13. polarization
    polarisation noun the phenomenon in which waves of light or other radiation are restricted in direction of vibration
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14. polarization
    polarisation noun the condition of having or giving polarity
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15. polarization
    (po″lәr-ĭ-za´shәn) the presence or absence of polarity. the production of that condition in light in which its vibrations are parallel to each other in one plane or in circles and ellipses. the separation of electric charge so that there is directionality of flow, as in...
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16. Polarization
    • (n.) The act of polarizing; the state of being polarized, or of having polarity. • (n.) A peculiar affection or condition of the rays of light or heat, in consequence of which they exhibit different properties in different directions. • (n.) An effect produced upon the plates of a v...
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17. polarization
    (from the article `collective behaviour`) ...became infrequent or ceased. A fad calls attention to recreational needs; the circumstances surrounding a panic monopolize public attention. ...
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18. polarization
    property of certain electromagnetic radiations in which the direction and magnitude of the vibrating electric field are related in a specified way.[15 related articles]
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19. Polarization
    The preferential alignment of the spin of a particle along a particular axis in space defined e.g. by the electric or magnetic field direction, or the momentum vector of the particle itself.
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20. Polarization
    The use of specific filters to control the direction light travels. Effects are the reduction of glare and reflections and the saturation of colours, especially in landscapes
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21. Polarization
    The preferential alignment of the spin of a particle along a particular axis in space defined e.g. by the electric or magnetic field direction, or the momentum vector of the particle itself.
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22. polarization
    features on mating components to prevent incorrect mating
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23. polarization
    that attribute of an electromagnetic wave characterized by the curve described with time by the extremity of the electric flux density vector at a fixed point, and by the direction along this curve
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24. polarization
    the property of a sinusoidal electromagnetic wave or field vector defined at a fixed point in space by the direction of the electric field strength vector or of any specified field vector; when this direction varies with time the property may be characterized by the locus described by the extremity of the considered field vector
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25. polarization
    Type: Term Pronunciation: pō′lăr-i-zā′shŭn Definitions: 1. In electricity, coating of an electrode with a thick layer of hydrogen bubbles, with the result that the flow of current is weakened or arrested. 2. A change effected in a ray of light passing through certain ...
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