| NOUN | relation | polarity, mutual opposition | a relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies |
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| relation | polarity, sign | having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges) |
| Sounds | powleh'rahtiy | |
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| Rhymes | ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy... | |
| Meaning | A relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies. | |
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| Example | "he viewed it as a balanced polarity between good and evil" | |
| Synonym | mutual opposition | |
| Broader | opposition, oppositeness | The relation between opposed entities |
| Adjectives | polar | characterized by opposite extremes / extremes |
| Meaning | Having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges). | |
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| Example | "he got the polarity of the battery reversed" | |
| Synonym | sign | |
| Narrower | negativity, negativeness | The character of the negative electric pole |
| positivity, positiveness | The character of the positive electric pole | |
| Broader | opposition, oppositeness | The relation between opposed entities |
| Spanish | polaridad | |
| Catalan | polaritat | |
| Adjectives | polar | having a pair of equal and opposite charges |
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