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 | ||