polarity
Magnetic north-south quality
Polarity is the condition of having two opposite or contrasting properties, positions, or tendencies.
In physics, polarity refers to the positive and negative poles of magnets or electrical charges.
In chemistry, molecular polarity describes how electrons are distributed unevenly across a molecule.
The word extends to any situation involving sharp opposition or division: The polarity between the two political parties has only deepened.
Something that lacks polarity is neutral or nonpolar.
Notable difference between things
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
- dichotomyDivision into contrasting parts
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- conflictOpposition between parties
tension · paradox · counterpoint · divergence · incompatibility · friction · rivalry · dispute
Oxidation electrode
- cathodeElectrode current exits through
- positiveAffirming or certain
- negativeOpposite of affirmative
- electrodeConductive interface point
charge · terminal · voltage · current · conductor · insulator · circuit · electron
Arctic-facing cardinal direction
- southCardinal direction opposite north
- magneticAttracting iron or attention
- attractionPull toward something
- repulsionDisgust or pushing-away force
field · compass · dipole · ferromagnetic · lodestone · flux · alignment · orientation
Repels aqueous substances
- hydrophilicTending to absorb water
- solubilityDissolving potential in liquid
- nonpolarElectrically balanced molecule type
- moleculeBonded atomic group
bond · electronegativity · hydrogen · solvent · aqueous · miscible · charge · affinity
contrast
Notable difference between things
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
- dichotomyDivision into contrasting parts
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
conflict · tension · paradox · counterpoint · divergence · incompatibility · friction · rivalry · dispute · disagreement
anode
Oxidation electrode
electrode · charge · terminal · voltage · current · conductor · insulator · circuit · electron · proton
north
Arctic-facing cardinal direction
- southCardinal direction opposite north
- magneticAttracting iron or attention
- attractionPull toward something
repulsion · field · compass · dipole · ferromagnetic · lodestone · flux · alignment · orientation · reversal
hydrophobic
Repels aqueous substances
- hydrophilicTending to absorb water
- solubilityDissolving potential in liquid
- nonpolarElectrically balanced molecule type
molecule · bond · electronegativity · hydrogen · solvent · aqueous · miscible · charge · affinity · covalent
binary
Consisting of two parts
dualism · pair · dual · complementary · two-sided · dyad · bipartite · symmetry · balance · opposite
- Dualityduality, dual nature, two sides, yin and yang, yin-yang
- electrical propertiesresistivity, conductivity, capacitance, impedance, inductance
- Molecular Propertiesmolecular weight, molecular formula, solubility, hydrophobicity, melting point
- oppositesopposite, opposites, antonym, antonyms, inverse
- astrologyastrology, zodiac, horoscope, horoscopes, birth chart
- electricityelectricity, battery, batteries, wire, wires
polaritysameness
State of being identical
similarity · likeness · identicalness · alikeness · resemblance
polarityunity
Wholeness through cohesion
agreement · harmony · consensus · accord · solidarity
polarityneutrality
State of taking sides
moderation · centrism · middle ground · equilibrium · balance
- polarized sunglassesFiltered lenses reducing glare
- polarized lensesLight-filtering eyewear components
- polarizing figureOne who divides opinion
- polarized lensLight filter blocking reflections
- political polarizationExtreme ideological divergence
- polarized glassesEyewear reducing reflected glare
polarization, polarizing, polarize, polarized, polarizes, polarities, bipolarity, depolarize, depolarization