repolarizing

Returning to baseline

Repolarizing is the process of restoring electrical polarity to something that has been depolarized.

The term appears most often in physiology, where it describes nerve and muscle cells returning to their resting electrical state after firing: The heart muscle repolarizes between beats.

In broader contexts, repolarizing can mean reestablishing opposing positions or divisions: The debate is repolarizing the electorate.

electrophysiology

hyperpolarization

Excessive membrane voltage negativity

action potentialNeuron's rapid electrical discharge
refractory periodInterval blocking repeated activation
voltage-gatedResponsive to electrical gradients

neurons · nerve impulse · excitability · threshold · myelin sheath · cardiac rhythm

magnetism

demagnetization

Removal of magnetic properties

hysteresisHistory-dependent system response
magnetizationAcquiring magnetic polarity
saturationState of complete permeation

magnetic field · ferromagnetism · permeability · anisotropy · degaussing · remanence · induction

figurative

reunifying

Joining what was divided

reconcilingResolving a dispute
realigningAdjusting position again
rebalancingRestoring proper proportions

recalibrating · reorienting · resetting · counteracting · neutralizing · recentering · moderating

Opposites

electrical/physiological state change

repolarizingdepolarizing

Reducing charge separation

depolarization · activating · exciting · discharging · firing

polarization dynamics

repolarizingdepolarizing

Reducing charge separation

neutralizing · unifying · homogenizing · equilibrating · converging

social/political division dynamics

repolarizingdepolarizing

Reducing charge separation

unifying · reconciling · bridging · harmonizing · bringing together

Family

polarization, polarity, polarize, polarized, bipolarity, depolarize, depolarization, repolarization, depolarized

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