For Polarization we have terms and definitions in 7 topics. The topics are Advocacy, Batteries, Corrosion, Fiber Optics, Non-Profit Marketing, Photography and Political.

Polarization (Advocacy)

Refers to the process in which people move toward extreme positions, leaving fewer and fewer people in the middle.

Polarization (Batteries)

The lowering of the potential of a cell or electrode from its equilibrium value caused by the passage of an electric current.

Polarization (Corrosion)

(1) The change from the open-circuit electrode potential as the result of the passage of current. (2) A change in the potential of an electrode during electrolysis, such that the potential of an anode becomes more noble, and that of a cathode more active, than their respective reversible potentials. Often accomplished by formation of a film on the electrode surface

Polarization (Fiber Optics)

The alignment of the perpendicular electrical and magnetic fields that make up a light wave.

Polarization (Non-Profit Marketing)

Refers to the process in which people move toward extreme positions, leaving fewer and fewer people in the middle.

Polarization (Photography)

The use of specific filters to control the direction light travels. Effects are the reduction of glare and reflections and the saturation of colours, especially in landscapes.

Polarization (Political)

Showing two contrary directions and tendencies. In political speech, the term has come to refer to the process by which two sides in a dispute or a political issue move steadily further apart so that no rational solution or dialogue seems possible. One could say for example that American politics today is undergoing a sharp polarization due in part to the divisive and shrill tone of much public debate. When one side makes a provocative or extreme point, the other side finds itself responding in kind in order to be heard, so a polarization is set in motion.

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