English noun: polarity | |||
1. | polarity a relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies | ||
Samples | He viewed it as a balanced polarity between good and evil. | ||
Synonyms | mutual opposition | ||
Broader (hypernym) | oppositeness, opposition | ||
2. | polarity having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges) | ||
Samples | He got the polarity of the battery reversed. Charges of opposite sign. | ||
Synonyms | sign | ||
Broader (hypernym) | oppositeness, opposition | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | negativeness, negativity, positiveness, positivity | ||