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Polar vs Polarized - What's the difference?

polar | polarized |

As a noun polar

is .

As an adjective polarized is

(us) having a distinctive polarization.

As a verb polarized is

(polarize).

polar

English

Adjective

(-)
  • of, relating to, measured from, or referred to a geographic pole (the North Pole or South Pole)
  • of an orbit that passes over, or near, one of these poles
  • (chemistry) having a dipole; ionic
  • (mathematics) of a coordinate system, specifying the location of a point in a plane by using a radius and an angle
  • (linguistics, of a question) Having but two possible answers, yes'' and ''no .
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    polarized

    English

    Alternative forms

    * polarised (UK )

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (US) Having a distinctive polarization.
  • (US) Of a group or situation, being at two or more extremes.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (polarize)