"polarized" meaning in All languages combined

See polarized on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more polarized [comparative], most polarized [superlative], polarised [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} polarized (comparative more polarized, superlative most polarized)
  1. (US) Having a distinctive polarization. Tags: US Translations (having polarization): polarisoitunut (Finnish), polariserad (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-polarized-en-adj-xvww8JXy Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 33 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 66 9 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 16 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 12 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 68 24 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 67 26 7 Disambiguation of 'having polarization': 98 2
  2. (US) Of a group or situation, being at two or more extremes. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-polarized-en-adj-2U7gSY2O Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: circularly polarized light, circular polarized light, plane polarized light, polarized light, spin-polarized

Verb [English]

Forms: polarised [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} polarized
  1. simple past and past participle of polarize Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: polarize
    Sense id: en-polarized-en-verb-cBmXj6lP

Alternative forms

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