polarity Definition

1. The state of having two opposite poles.

Example: magnetic polarity
2. The condition of having two properties that are opposite.

Thesaurus: duality, dichotomy, paradox, contradiction, opposition, ambivalence, oppositeness, contrariety.
3. The tendency to develop differently in different directions along an axis.
4. physics.
The status, whether positive or negative, of the poles of a magnet, the terminals of an electrode, etc.
Example: negative polarity
5. The tendency to develop, or be drawn, in opposite directions; oppositeness or an opposite.

Example: the political polarities of left and right