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polarity

/pəˈlæɹɪti/ noun

In Latin: polāritās Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about polarity at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies.
    he viewed it as a balanced polarity between good and evil
  2. Having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges).
    he got the polarity of the battery reversed