"depolarization" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /diˌpoʊlɚˌaɪˈzeɪʃən/ [Canada], /diːˌpəʊ.ləɹaɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ [UK] Forms: depolarizations [plural]
Etymology: From 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-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 57 43 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Kurdish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 68 32 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 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

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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