polarity meaning
EN
[-æɹɪti] WPolarity
- Polarity may refer to:
- In science:
- Polarity (mutual inductance)
- Polarity (physics), a physical alignment of atoms
- Cell polarity, differences in the shape, structure, and function of cells
- Chemical polarity, a concept in chemistry which describes how equally bonding electrons are shared between atoms
- Polar reciprocation, a concept in geometry also known as polarity
- Electrical polarity
- Polarity in embryogenesis
- In other fields:
- Polarity (international relations), a description of the distribution of power within the international system
- NounPLpolaritiesPREpolari-SUF-ity
- The separation, alignment or orientation of something into two opposed poles.
- Either of the two extremes of such attributes.
- (chemistry) The dipole-dipole intermolecular forces between the slightly positively-charged end of one molecule to the negative end of another or the same molecule.
- (grammar) The grammatical category of the affirmative and the negative.
- The separation, alignment or orientation of something into two opposed poles.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- They provide the apicobasal polarity of tubular cells and regulate the paracellular flux of molecules between urine and interstitium.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of polarity in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Nouns
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "polarity" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.