POLARIZED definition: 1. divided into two completely opposing groups: 2. (of light waves) made to move in one direction…. Learn more.
Polarized lenses have a special chemical applied to them to filter light. The chemical’s molecules are lined up specifically to block some of the light from passing through the lens.
- a. To induce polarization in or impart polarity to. b. To design so as to permit light only of a certain polarization: Are these sunglasses polarized? 2. To cause to divide into two conflicting or opposing groups: The issue of slavery polarized the nation.
Researchers at The University of Osaka, in collaboration with ULVAC, Inc. and Ritsumeikan University, have developed a new LED structure that generates circularly polarized light from a single chip.
A device produces green light while a researcher in lab gear stands in the background. This OLED device, which is held by a mechanical support, is producing circularly polarized light. Credit: ...
POLARIZED definition: of or relating to a medium that exhibits polarization. See examples of polarized used in a sentence.
Definition of polarize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [intransitive, transitive] to separate or make people separate into two groups with completely opposite opinions. Public opinion has polarized on this issue. polarize something The issue has polarized public opinion. Want to learn more?
To polarize is to divide. Something that's been polarized has been split into two sides that are so different, it seems as though they're from opposite ends of the earth — like the North Pole and the South Pole.