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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