polarity

polarity
polarity (n.) 1640s, of magnets, from POLAR (Cf. polar) + -ITY (Cf. -ity).

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  • polarity — polarity. См. полярность. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Polarity — Polarity. См. Полярность (сварка). (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

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  • polarity — ► NOUN (pl. polarities) 1) the state of having poles or opposites. 2) the direction of a magnetic or electric field …   English terms dictionary

  • polarity — [pō lar′ə tē] n. pl. polarities 1. the tendency of bodies having opposite magnetic poles to arrange themselves so that their two extremities point to the two magnetic poles of the earth 2. any tendency to turn, grow, think, feel, etc. in a… …   English World dictionary

  • polarity — [1] Indicates if the pole shoes are so magnetized as to make current low in a direction compatible with the direction of flow as set by the battery. [2] Indicates if the end of a magnet is the North or South pole (N or S). [3] Indicates if the… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

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