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- Dictionarypolarity/pə(ʊ)ˈlarɪti/
noun
- 1. the property of having poles or being polar: "it exhibits polarity when presented to a magnetic needle"
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Define Polarity. “A state or a condition of an atom or a molecule inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions.” Polarity, in general, refers to the physical properties of compounds such as boiling point, melting points, and their solubilities.
POLARITY definition: 1. the quality of being opposite: 2. the quality of having two poles: 3. the quality of being…. Learn more.
polarity. noun. po· lar· i· ty pō-ˈler-ə-tē. pə-, -ˈla-rə- plural polarities. Synonyms of polarity. 1. : the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles. 2.
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.
polarity, in chemical bonding, the distribution of electrical charge over the atoms joined by the bond. Specifically, while bonds between identical atoms, as in H 2, are electrically uniform in the sense that both hydrogen atoms are electrically neutral, bonds between atoms of different elements are electrically inequivalent.
POLARITY meaning: 1. the quality of being opposite: 2. the quality of having two poles: 3. the quality of being…. Learn more.
1. the tendency of bodies having opposite magnetic poles to arrange themselves so that their two extremities point to the two magnetic poles of the earth. 2. any tendency to turn, grow, think, feel, etc. in a certain way or direction, as if because of magnetic attraction or repulsion. 3.
Polarity is a relationship between two opposite characteristics or tendencies, like the polarity of two sides of a debate, or of the superhero and villain in a comic book. Polarity can literally refer to a positive or negative electric charge.
Definition of polarity noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. /pəˈlærət̮i/. [uncountable] polarity (between A and B) (formal) the situation when two tendencies, opinions, etc. oppose each other the growing polarity between the left and right wings of the party.
