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polaric

polaric

4 8.7
Having two opposite ends, like positive and negative, often in chemistry
  • adjective
  • Specialized
translation icon : polar
  • The engineers installed a polaric filter to enhance the performance of the device.
  • polaric ion
  • polaric energy
  • polaric modulator

Examples

  • We added a polaric modulator to the coaxial drive.

    FBI: Negotiator (2005)

  • Well, uh...Tom felt we needed some files for polaric modulators, but he was called away before we could access them.

    FBI: Negotiator (2005)

  • Exactly, and a spare polaric modulator from Voyager's impulse drive should do the trick.

    FBI: Negotiator (2005)

  • The scientists observed polaric phenomena during their experiments on electrical currents.

  • In the laboratory, they studied the polaric characteristics of different materials.

Synonyms

polar
vspolaric
  • Specialized
10 6.4

Having a positive end and a negative end because charges are not even

is broader relating to polarity in general rather than only molecular dipoles
polarized
vspolaric
  • Specialized
6.5

Having one side positive and the other negative in electric charge

is more general meaning relation to polarity rather than an actual uneven charge state

How Technical

polarimetric
  • Specialized
9.3
polaric
  • Specialized
4 8.7
polar
  • Specialized
10 6.4

Surface Forms

polaric positive

Morphology

polaric = polar (transparent) = polar + ic

Productive adjective formation from 'polar' with the suffix '-ic'; meaning is directly related to 'polar'.

Etymology

The word polaric comes from polar, which comes from the Latin word polaris meaning 'of the pole'. Think of a magnet or the Earth with two 'poles' or opposite ends, so polaric describes something with opposite sides and that is why scientists use it for materials and forces.