polarity
noun
po·lar·i·ty
pō-ˈler-ə-tē 
pə-,
-ˈla-rə-
plural polarities
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
: attraction toward a particular object or in a specific direction
3
: the particular state either positive or negative with reference to the two poles or to electrification
4
a
: diametrical opposition
b
: an instance of such opposition
Examples of polarity in a Sentence
the polarity of the candidates' views on the issue means that the voters have a clear choice to make
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And these people exaggerate their own polarity to win the approval of other people who also live and breathe politics.
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Karl Vick, TIME, 2 July 2024
In the sun's Southern Hemisphere, a polarity reversal is projected between November 2024 and August 2025, with January 2025 being the median time, according to a Cornell University study.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024
After four previous indie features, director Daniel Robbins should score wider distribution with this tender look at several generations of modern Jews trying to balance the polarities of secular and religious lives, along with the dilemma of a dead body in the bathroom.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 18 June 2024
Magnetic fields with opposite polarities can cancel each other out and make a U-turn, shooting off in a new direction.
—Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2024
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Karl Vick, TIME, 2 July 2024
In the sun's Southern Hemisphere, a polarity reversal is projected between November 2024 and August 2025, with January 2025 being the median time, according to a Cornell University study.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024
After four previous indie features, director Daniel Robbins should score wider distribution with this tender look at several generations of modern Jews trying to balance the polarities of secular and religious lives, along with the dilemma of a dead body in the bathroom.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 18 June 2024
Magnetic fields with opposite polarities can cancel each other out and make a U-turn, shooting off in a new direction.
—Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for polarity
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polarity
noun
po·lar·i·ty
pō-ˈlar-ət-ē
pə-
plural polarities
1
: the condition of having poles and especially magnetic or electrical poles
2
: attraction toward a particular object or in a specific direction
Medical Definition
polarity
noun
po·lar·i·ty
pō-ˈlar-ət-ē, pə-
plural polarities
1
: the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits contrasting properties or powers in contrasting parts or directions
2
: attraction toward a particular object or in a specific direction
3
: the particular state either positive or negative with reference to the two poles or to electrification
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