polarization

polarization is a 12-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of polarizing; the state of being polarized, or of having polarity. Face value is 23 in Scrabble and 26 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

12 letters · Scrabble 23 · Words With Friends 26 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of polarizing; the state of being polarized, or of having polarity.
2. noun. A peculiar affection or condition of the rays of light or heat, in consequence of which they exhibit different properties in different directions.
3. noun. An effect produced upon the plates of a voltaic battery, or the electrodes in an electrolytic cell, by the deposition upon them of the gases liberated by the action of the current. It is chiefly due to the hydrogen, and results in an increase of the resistance, and the setting up of an opposing electro-motive force, both of which tend materially to weaken the current of the battery, or that passing through the cell.
4. noun. the phenomenon in which waves of light or other radiation are restricted in direction of vibration

   Synonyms: polarisation

5. noun. the condition of having or giving polarity

   Synonyms: polarisation

Synonyms

polarisation

Common word forms

polarizations

Words from these letters

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