noun
- Physics.
- the property or characteristic that produces unequal physical effects at different points in a body or system, as a magnet or storage battery.
- the positive or negative state in which a body reacts to a magnetic, electric, or other field.
- the presence or manifestation of two opposite or contrasting principles or tendencies.
- Linguistics.
- (of words, phrases, or sentences) positive or negative character.
- polar opposition.
noun plural -ties
- the condition of having poles
- the condition of a body or system in which it has opposing physical properties at different points, esp magnetic poles or electric charge
- the particular state of a part of a body or system that has polarityan electrode with positive polarity
- the state of having or expressing two directly opposite tendencies, opinions, etc
n.1640s, originally of magnets, from polar + -ity. n.
- The property of having two opposite poles, such as those possessed by a magnet, or of having opposite properties or characteristics.
- The direction or orientation of positivity relative to negativity.
- The condition of having poles or being aligned with or directed toward poles, especially magnetic or electric poles.