polarity

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Probably worth checking that the polarity is the right way round before plugging it in!

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  1. noun Intrinsic polar separation, alignment, or orientation, especially of a physical property: magnetic polarity; ionic polarity.
  2. noun An indicated polar extreme: an electric terminal with positive polarity.
  3. noun The possession or manifestation of two opposing attributes, tendencies, or principles: political polarity.

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  • The controls for reversing the polarity were outside the chamber, on a platform within easy reach of Oskar and Dhiju. —  F ;SF; - vol 093 issue 01 - July 1997
  • Something had gone very wrong, and the male polarity was at the center of it. —  Ann Maxwell - Fire Dancer 1 - Fire Dancer (v1.0)
  • I had one where the polarity was reversed and it ate a couple of drives before we realized what was happening. —  GottaBeMobile.com
  • Probably worth checking that the polarity is the right way round before plugging it in! —  MyLinkVault Newest Links
  • It symbolizes union of polarity, the hermaphrodite being represented by the two interlaced triangles, the upward - pointing as male, fire and the heavens, and the downward-pointing as female, the waters and the earth. —  Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
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  1. = French polarité = Spanish polaridad = Portuguese polaridade = Italian polarità, from New Latin *polarita(t-)s, from polaris, polar: see polar.
 

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