1. (n.) The act of polarizing; the state of being polarized, or of having polarity.

2. (n.) A peculiar affection or condition of the rays of light or heat, in consequence of which they exhibit different properties in different directions.

3. (n.) An effect produced upon the plates of a voltaic battery, or the electrodes in an electrolytic cell, by the deposition upon them of the gases liberated by the action of the current. It is chiefly due to the hydrogen, and results in an increase of the resistance, and the setting up of an opposing electro-motive force, both of which tend materially to weaken the current of the battery, or that passing through the cell.

N pole S pole agreement to disagree anteposition antigravity antithesis centrifugal force confrontation confrontment contention contraposition contrariety contrast cross-purposes diamagnetism difference difference of opinion difficulty disaffinity disagreement disparity dividedness division hostility magnetic axis magnetic pole magnetic repulsion misunderstanding mutual repulsion negative pole north pole odds opposing opposition opposure polar opposition polarity pole posing against positive pole repellence repellency repelling repulsion south pole variance