polarization
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DEFINITION:
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1. The presence or establishment of polarity.
2. The production of that condition in light by virtue of which its vibrations take place all in one plane or else in circles and ellipses.
3. The accumulation of bubbles of hydrogen gas on the negative plate of a galvanic battery, so that the generation of electricity is impeded.
4. The separation of electric charge so that there is directionality of flow between two poles (the anode and the cathode).
5. The presence of an electrical potential across the membrane of an excitable cell.
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