polarise
/ˈpoʊləˌraɪz/
verb
- To cause light waves to vibrate in a single direction or plane.
- Scientists use special crystals to polarise laser beams in experiments.
- Sunglasses are designed to polarise light and reduce glare from surfaces.
- The filter can polarise the light coming from the sky, making clouds stand out more.
- To cause people or opinions to divide into two sharply opposing groups.
- The leader's speech threatened to polarise the party even further.
- The debate over the new law began to polarise the community into supporters and opponents.
- Social media can polarise public opinion by showing only one side of an issue.
- To give magnetic or electrical polarity to something.
- Applying a voltage can polarise the material and align its internal charges.
- In the experiment, they used a magnet to polarise the iron filings.
- The technician needed to polarise the battery terminals correctly.
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