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# polarisation

noun (polarisation — usually uncountable)

«polarisation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (science) Polarisation of light is when light waves are made to vibrate in only one direction, as in polarised sunglasses that cut glare. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/polarisation/#m1)
2. Polarisation of people is when a group splits into two sides with opposite views that move further apart. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/polarisation/#m2)
3. (science) It can also mean something gaining two opposite poles or charges, like a magnet or battery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/polarisation/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science lessons it explains polarised sunglasses and how light waves travel; in news and citizenship lessons it describes politics where people stop listening to each other. Phrases: political polarisation, polarisation of light.

### Examples

- Polarised sunglasses use the polarisation of light to cut glare. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/polarisation/#x1)
- The class argued, and there was real polarisation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/polarisation/#x2)
- News reports talk about polarisation in politics. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/polarisation/#x3)
- Polarisation means people end up on two opposite sides. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/polarisation/#x4)
- Fishermen wear polarised glasses to see into water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/polarisation/#x5)
- Polarisation in the group meant nobody would agree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/polarisation/#x6)

### Note

UK, Australia, NZ spelling: polarisation; USA and Canada: polarization. From «polar» and «pole». Usually uncountable.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «polarisation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/polarisation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«polarisation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/polarisation.html) on Mova free.