POLARISATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does polarisation mean? 

• POLARISATION (noun)
  The noun POLARISATION has 2 senses:

1. the condition of having or giving polarity

2. the phenomenon in which waves of light or other radiation are restricted in direction of vibration

  Familiarity information: POLARISATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POLARISATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The condition of having or giving polarity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

polarisation; polarization

Hypernyms ("polarisation" is a kind of...):

condition; status (a state at a particular time)

Derivation:

polarise (become polarized in a conflict or contrasting situation)

polarise (cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The phenomenon in which waves of light or other radiation are restricted in direction of vibration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

polarisation; polarization

Hypernyms ("polarisation" is a kind of...):

optical phenomenon (a physical phenomenon related to or involving light)

Derivation:

polarise (cause to vibrate in a definite pattern)