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polarization

[poh-ler-uh-zay-shuhn] / ˌpoʊ lər əˈzeɪ ʃən /


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The event as well as a luncheon the prior day in Santa Monica were rare displays of bipartisan unity at a time of heightened political polarization in the United States.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

The electrons then transfer their polarization to the surrounding nuclear spins.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

As the membrane bends more strongly, electrical charge polarization builds up around those grain boundaries.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

These wires naturally tend to align with the polarization direction of incoming light.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026

Given Walt’s need to exert control and Chris’s extravagantly independent nature, polarization was inevitable.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

They found that the orthorhombic phase had a polarization of 0.33 C m−2, while the two tetragonal phases showed polarizations of 0.4 and 0.6 C m−2, respectively.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2024

“It may create a divide between the transitional government and the public. We are looking for a decent discussion based on the interests of Sudan without any polarizations or accusations.”

From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2020

“It would indeed be interesting if they could swap their polarizations without ever interacting,” he adds.

From Scientific American ● May 6, 2019

To double the time shift, they simply leave their polarizations alone.

From Science Magazine ● Oct. 27, 2017

Heat, light, electricity, magnetism, are by some regarded as specific fluids; by others, as undulations of one or more specific fluid; and by a third class, as undulations or polarizations of ordinary matter.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 by Various


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