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polarization

/ˌpoʊlərɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun C1
  1. The production or the condition of polarity. (countable, uncountable)
  2. The grouping of opinions into two extremes. (countable, uncountable)
  3. The production of polarized light; the direction in which the electric field of an electromagnetic wave points. (countable, uncountable)
  4. The separation of positive and negative charges in a nucleus, atom, molecule or system. (countable, uncountable)

Plural polarizations

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