Polarisation Meaning
/ˌpoʊlərəˈzeɪʃən/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of polarization.
Sentence Examples
The political polarisation in the country is deeply worrying.
The polarisation of light can be achieved with a filter.
Political polarisation has increased significantly in recent years.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The debate caused ____ among the voters, splitting them into two opposing groups.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of public opinion on the issue made it almost impossible to find a workable compromise.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from French polarisation. By surface analysis, polarise + -ation or polar + -isation.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"One wonders whether such an event, a conscious, improbable-but-made-probable event, took place at the time of creation, the act itself being nothing but a polarisation (or separation quality-wise) of the attributeless Nirguna, a separation of zero plus x and minus x. This is indeed the genesis of the Big Bang theory of science."
— 1979, Bhavan’s Journal, XXV, issues 13-26, 269/1:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The debate caused ____ among the voters, splitting them into two opposing groups.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ of public opinion on the issue made it almost impossible to find a workable compromise.