Noun: polarity pu'ler-u-tee or pow'ler-u-tee [N. Amer], pu'la-ru-tee or pow'la-ru-tee [Brit]
- A relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies
"he viewed it as a balanced polarity between good and evil";
- mutual opposition
- Having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges)
"he got the polarity of the battery reversed";
- sign
Derived forms: polarities
Type of: oppositeness, opposition
Encyclopedia: Polarity