polarisation

«polarisation» in Mova's school dictionary: when light waves are made to vibrate in only one… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (polarisation — usually uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) (science) Polarisation of light is when light waves are made to vibrate in only one direction, as in polarised sunglasses that cut glare. tree →

2) Polarisation of people is when a group splits into two sides with opposite views that move further apart. tree →

3) (science) It can also mean something gaining two opposite poles or charges, like a magnet or battery. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons it explains polarised sunglasses and how light waves travel; in news and citizenship lessons it describes politics where people stop listening to each other. Phrases: political polarisation, polarisation of light.

examples

• Polarised sunglasses use the polarisation of light to cut glare. tree →
• The class argued, and there was real polarisation. tree →
• News reports talk about polarisation in politics. tree →
• Polarisation means people end up on two opposite sides. tree →
• Fishermen wear polarised glasses to see into water. tree →
• Polarisation in the group meant nobody would agree. tree →

note

UK, Australia, NZ spelling: polarisation; USA and Canada: polarization. From «polar» and «pole». Usually uncountable.

In the corpora

• Polarisation is when people split into two sides that hardly talk to each other; common ground is what both sides agree on.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «polarisation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.