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polarity
- IPA[pə(ʊ)ˈlarɪti]
英式
- the property of having poles or being polar；the relative orientation of poles; the direction of a magnetic or electric field
noun: polarity, plural noun: polarities
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. the property of having poles or being polar it exhibits polarity when presented to a magnetic needle
- ▪ the relative orientation of poles; the direction of a magnetic or electric field the magnetic field peaks in strength immediately after switching polarity sunspots can be classified according to their magnetic field polarities
- ▪ the state of having two opposite or contradictory tendencies, opinions, or aspects the polarity between male and female the Cold War's neat polarities can hardly be carried on
- ▪ the tendency of living organisms or parts to develop with distinct anterior and posterior (or uppermost and lowermost) ends, or to grow or orientate in a particular direction the sponge, possessing an axis of polarity, carries an incurrent siphon at one end and an excurrent siphon at the other the embryo shows polarity: it has a root pole and a shoot pole
