About The Word Depolarize

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Depolarize

Depolarize Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Depolarize?
[v] eliminate the polarization of
Synonyms | Synonyms for Depolarize: depolarise Related Terms | Find terms related to Depolarize: Depolarize In Webster's Dictionary \De*po"lar*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depolarized};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Depolarizing}.] [Pref. de- + polarize: cf.
F. d['e]polarizer.]
1. (Opt.) To deprive of polarity; to reduce to an unpolarized
condition.
Note: This word has been inaccurately applied in optics to
describe the effect of a polarizing medium, as a
crystalline plate, in causing the reappearance of a
ray, in consequence of a change in its plane of
polarization, which previously to the change was
intercepted by the analyzer.
2. (Elec.) To free from polarization, as the negative plate
of the voltaic battery.
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