"depolarization" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /diˌpoʊlɚˌaɪˈzeɪʃən/ [Canada], /diːˌpəʊ.ləɹaɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ [UK] Audio: en-ca-synth-depolarization.ogg Forms: depolarizations [plural]
Etymology: de- + polarization Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|polarization}} de- + polarization Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} depolarization (countable and uncountable, plural depolarizations)
  1. The act of reducing polarity, or the result of such action; reduction to an unpolarized or less polarized condition.
    (biology, medicine) An intracellular shift in electrical charge distribution, resulting in less negative charge inside the cell compared with outside; it is essential to the function of many cells, communication between cells, and the overall physiology of an organism.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology, Medicine
    Sense id: en-depolarization-en-noun-pkVxSHr0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 57 43 Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  2. The act of reducing polarity, or the result of such action; reduction to an unpolarized or less polarized condition.
    (sociology) Reduction of political polarization.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Sociology
    Sense id: en-depolarization-en-noun-Ws8rkEWI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hypopolarization: (english: shift in intracellular electrical charge distribution), depolarisation Related terms: after-depolarization, prepolarization, repolarization Translations (act of depolarizing): dépolarisation [feminine] (French), despolarización [feminine] (Galician), berevajîbûna cemsergeriyê (Northern Kurdish), depolarisering (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'act of depolarizing': 50 50

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