0 present participle of polarize
1 to cause something, especially something that contains different people or opinions, to divide into two completely opposing groups:
All photographs were taken dry using crossed polarizing filters to enhance contrast.
The inclusions in pastes are best studied by petrography with a polarizing microscope.
Quantitative estimates of calcareous nannofossil species abundance were carried out using a polarizing light microscope at a magnification of x1250.
The different bases of political identities in developing nations can also explain why politics may become so divisive and polarizing.
With regard to our second major weakness, our knack for polarizing opinion regarding chimerical questions such as the innateness of language can also be understood.
In all cases, however, the personal vote plays an important role in shielding cross-pressured members from the polarizing trends of the 1960s.
In the present study, the ionic mechanisms of color-opponent responses of bipolar cells were analyzed by polarizing the membrane with extrinsic current.
I wish to propose a less polarizing method to approach public discourse and policy critique concerning gene therapy and genetic engineering.
