polarized

English

Alternative forms

• polarised (UK)

Adjective

polarized (comparative more polarized, superlative most polarized)

1. (US) Having a distinctive polarization.
   • 2013 July 16, skullsinthestars, “Simple fun with polarizers!”, in Skulls in the Stars‎^[1]:

     When the polarizers are aligned in the same direction, they block the same state of polarization, i.e. they both block horizontally polarized light, and both let the vertically polarized light through. The second polarizer therefore has no effect on the light. When the polarizers are aligned perpendicular to one another, one will block the horizontally polarized light and the other will block vertically polarized light — no light at all gets through the pair!

2. (US) Of a group or situation, being at two or more extremes.

Derived terms

• circularly polarized light
• circular polarized light
• plane polarized light
• polarized light
• spin-polarized

Translations

having polarization

• Chinese:

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• Finnish: polarisoitunut (fi)
• Swedish: polariserad (sv)

Verb

polarized

1. simple past and past participle of polarize