polarization
noun🔊/ˌpəʊləraɪˈzeɪʃn/
🔊/ˌpəʊlərəˈzeɪʃn/
(British English also polarisation)
[uncountable, countable]the act of separating or making people separate into two groups with completely opposite opinions （使）两极化，截然对立 increasing social polarization 社会两极分化加剧
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physics 物理 the fact of waves of light, etc. vibrating in a single direction 使（光波等）偏振 Polarization of light by reflection is found more in nature than in industry. 自然界比工业界更能发现反射引起的偏振光。
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physics 物理 the fact of giving polarity to something 使（物体）极化 regions of positive and negative polarization 正极化和负极化区域