Verb: depolarise dee'pow-lu,rIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: depolarize)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: depolarize)
- (physics, biology) reduce or eliminate the difference in electrical charge
"Most cells of the heart slowly depolarise from their resting membrane potential";
- depolarize
- (physics) reduce or eliminate the polarization of light or other electromagnetic radiation
"The filter works to depolarise the reflected light";
- depolarize
Derived forms: depolarised, depolarises, depolarising