Polarity (disambiguation)
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Polarity may refer to:
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- Chemical polarityChemical polarityIn chemistry, polarity refers to a separation of electric charge leading to a molecule or its chemical groups having an electric dipole or multipole moment. Polar molecules interact through dipole–dipole intermolecular forces and hydrogen bonds. Molecular polarity is dependent on the difference in...
, a concept in chemistry which describes how equally bonding electrons are shared between atoms - Electrical polarityElectrical polarityElectrical polarity is present in every electrical circuit. Electrons flow from the negative pole to the positive pole. In a direct current circuit, one pole is always negative, the other pole is always positive and the electrons flow in one direction only...
- Polarity (physics), a physical alignment of atoms
- Grammatical polarityGrammatical polarityGrammatical polarity is the distinction of affirmative and negative. In English, grammatical polarity is generally indicated by the presence or absence of the modifier not, which negates the statement. Many other languages contain similar modifiers: Italian and Interlingua have non, Spanish has...
, the distinction of affirmative and negative - Polarity itemPolarity itemIn linguistics, a polarity item is a lexical element that can appear only in the environment of a certain "licensing context." Polarity items are defined as Negative Polarity Items or Positive Polarity items...
, the sensitiveness of some expression to negative or affirmative contexts (linguistics) - Polarity in international relationsPolarity in international relationsPolarity in international relations is any of the various ways in which power is distributed within the international system. It describes the nature of the international system at any given period of time. One generally distinguishes four types of systems: Unipolarity, Bipolarity, Tripolarity, and...
, a description of the distribution of power within the international system - Polarity therapyPolarity therapyPolarity therapy is an alternative energy medicine system developed in the 1940s by Doctor Randolph Stone. It proposes that health benefits can be achieved through manipulation of complementary forces, a form of energy currently unknown to science...
, a form of alternative medicine developed by Randolph Stone - Orthogonal polarity, a symmetric bilinear form in algebraic geometry
- Polarity (game)Polarity (game)Polarity is a board game that requires strategic thinking and dexterity to control hovering magnetic discs. Polarity was invented in 1985 by Canadian artist and designer Douglas Seaton. It was first published in 1986. The game has had a tumultuous past, with its rights changing hands several...
, a board game - Polarity (album)Polarity (album)Polarity is the second release from American punk rock band, The Wedding. Polarity was released on April 17, 2007. The new album showed a drastic change, vocally and musically, from the band's debut album. Polarity features guest appearances by Davy Baysinger from Bleach, duet vocals; Dan Spencer...
, the second album of The Wedding - Polarity (album)Polarity (Decrepit Birth album)Polarity is the third studio album by the American death metal band, Decrepit Birth.A music video for the song The Resonance was filmed, and is the band's first music video. It was directed by Ann Christin "Anki" Rihm...
, the third album of Decrepit BirthDecrepit BirthDecrepit Birth is a death metal band from Santa Cruz, California, USA, signed to Nuclear Blast. They have released three studio albums through Unique Leader Records and a demo independently...
. - Pole and polarPole and polarIn geometry, the terms pole and polar are used to describe a point and a line that have a unique reciprocal relationship with respect to a given conic section...
in classical projective geometry
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- Polarization (disambiguation)Polarization (disambiguation)Polarization or polarisation can refer to:-In the physical sciences:*Polarization , the orientation of oscillations in the plane perpendicular to a transverse wave's direction of travel which may include:...