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`.pola vault‘
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`1496
`polarimeter
`
`degrees of a quality with reapect to an explicit or implicit
`or controversy. Also, esp. Brit, pnclem’hclseh [I
`through Lingua Francs. Also, parlyaree, parlary. [ult
`norm rather than absolute values, as the relation bev
`50; poLEMIG + 421:]
`< It parlors to speak, talk; see PARLE]
`tween tall and short or light and dark, but not between
`po-lem-ics (pa lem/iks, 116—), n. (used with a Sin ‘
`po-lar-lm-a-ler (pa/la rim/i tar), n. Optics. 1. an in,
`true and false.
`
`strument for measuring the amount of light received
`v.) 1. the art or practice of disputation or centre‘s}:
`a master of polemics. 2. the branch of theology do
`pollar or’bit.
`a spacecraft orbit that passes over, or
`from a given source as a function of its state of polariza—
`
`close to, the geographic poles of the earth or some other
`with the history or conduct 'of ecclesiastical disputa” K
`tion. 2. a form of polariscopc for measuring the angular'
`
`celestial body.
`[1960—65]
`rotation of the plane of polarization.
`[1860—65; < ML
`and controversy. Cf. Irenlcs.
`(1630—40; see poth‘
`
`polari(s) poms + -METER]
`nos]
`H ‘
`po’lar out’break. Mctcorol.
`a vigorous thrust of
`cold, polar sir across temperate regions.
`pol-e-mlst
`(polls mist, pa ism/let, 136»), n.
`a De
`Pn-Iar-is (p6 lar’is, —lar/-. ps-), n. 1. Astron. the pole-
`who is engaged or versed in polemics. Also, Po-lamq.
`star or North Star, a star of the second magnitude situ-
`Po/lar Re/gions,
`the regions within the Arctic and
`(pa lam/a sist, 136-).
`[1815—25, < Gk olemiste‘s we
`Antarctic circles.
`
`ated close to the north pole of the heavens, in the con—
`stellation Ursa Minor: the outermost star in the handle 1
`equiv. to polem(os) war + -istés 481‘
`po/Iar va’Ience, Chem. electrovalencc (def. 1).
`pol-e-mize
`(pol’e miz’),
`u.i., —mlzed.
`
`of the .Little Dipper. 2. a him-stage U.S. ballistic missile,
`polemicize. Also, esp. ‘Brit., polio-mlsel.
`[< Gk
`usually fired from a submer ed submarine.
`[1955—60;
`m(os) war + -le]
`Netherlan s, reclaimed from the sea or other body of
`short for ML stella palaris po ar star]
`pol-dar
`(pol/dar), n.
`a tract of low land. esp.
`in the
`water and protected by dikes.
`[1595—1605; < D]
`po-lar-i-scope (p6 lar’a skopl, 139-), n. Optics. an in-
`the analye
`parle-mol-o-gy (pa/1e mol’a jé), n.
`Polel
`(pol), n., v., poled, pol-ins. —n. 1. a long, cylin-
`strument for measuring or exhibiting the polarization of'
`
`human conflict and war,
`articularly international 9
`drical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc; a tale
`[193540; < Gk p61emo<s war + -LOGY] —po.|.'e
`light or for examining substances in polarized light, often
`phone pale; a fishing pole. 2. Northeastern U.S. along,
`to determine stress and strain in glass and other sub-
`n.
`log-l-cal (pa lem/e loj’i kol), adj.
`rpo/le-molium
`
`tapering piece of wood or other material that extends
`stances.
`[1820—30; < ML polari(s) mum + scorn]
`from the front axle of a vehicle between the animals
`ipo-Iar-l-scop-Ic (p6 lsr/a skop/ik, 133-), adj._ -—po'
`pol-a-momi-a-ceous (pol/a moms a’shas), ad],
`Ianhscop’l-caldy. adv.
`drawing it. 3. Naut. a. a light spar. b. that part ofa
`
`longing to the Polemoniaceae, the phlox fanaily of}, , .
`mast between the uppermost standing rigging and the
`
`po-lar-i-ty (p5 lar/i te, 123-), n. 1. Physics. a. the prop»
`truck. 4. the lane of a racetrack nearest to the infield;
`Cf. phlox family.
`[1855—60; < NL Polemoniace(ac) ‘
`
`ily name (see ronmouium, mean) + -ous]
`erty or characteristic that produces unequal physical
`the inside lane. Cl". post’ (def. 5). 5. a unit of length
`effects at different points in a body or system, as a mag-
`paelenota
`(p5 len’ta), n.
`(esp.
`in Italian cooldn
`equal to 1672 feet (5 m); a rod. 6. ,a square rod, 30%
`net or storage battery. h. the positive or negative state
`
`square yards (25.3 sq. m). 7. under bare poles, a.
`thick mush of cornmeal.
`(1555-65; < It < L: hullcd‘g’
`
`in which a body reacts to a'magnetic, electric, or other
`crushed grain, esp. barley]
`'
`'
`Naut. (of a sailing ship) with no sails set, as during a
`field. 2. the presence or manifestation of two opposite
`violent storm. b. stripped; naked; destitute: Thc thugs
`pole! bf coldl. See cold pole.
`
`or contrasting principles or tendencies. 3. Ling. a. (of
`robbed him and left him under bare poles. —u.t. 8. to
`words, phrases, or sentences) positive or negative char-
`pole’ piecel, Elect. a piece of magnetic materia
`furnish with poles. 9. to push, strike, or propel with a
`
`acter. b. polar opposition: (1640—50; some + —in]_
`pole of a permanent magnet or of an elem—0mg”
`ole:
`to pole a raft. 10. Baseball
`to make (an extra-
`
`shaped to control the magnetic flux distribution i
`ase hit) by batting the ball hard and far: He poled a tri—
`po-lar-i-za-tion (pollsr a zalshen), n. 1. a sharp divii
`vicinity of the-pole.
`[1880—85]
`
`sion, as of a population or group, into opposing factions.
`plc to deep right-center.
`ll. Metall.
`to stir (molten
`metal, as copper, tin, or zinc) with poles of green wood so
`Carpentry.
`(in a trussed roof) a
`' pole! plate/,
`2. Optics. a state, or the production of astate, in which
`rays of light or similar radiation exhibit different map
`as to produce carbon, which reacts with the oxygen pres,
`
`resting upon the beams and supporting common
`ant to effect deoxidation. ~v.i. 12.
`to propel a boat,
`ertiss in different directions. Cf. clrcular polarizatlon.
`near their lower ends.
`[1815—25]
`
`elliptical polarization. plans polarlxatlon. 3. Elect. a.
`raft, etc, with a pole: to pole down the rivgr.
`[bell 1050;
`pole! ,posi/tion.
`1. a position on the inside 0
`the deposit of gases, produced during electrolysis, on the
`track in any race. 2. (in auto racing) a starting 120
`
`o J.
`electrodes of a cell, increasing the resistance of the cell.
`on the inside of the front row. 3. an advantageous
`N‘liE; OE pal < L palus stake. Sec PALE2] —pole/less,
`tion.
`[1. a vector quantity indicating the electric dipole mo—
`pole? (pol), n. 1. each of the extremities of the axis of
`ment per unit of volume of a dielectric. c. the induction
`the earth or of any spherical body. 2. Astron. See ce-
`
`pol-er (pd/131‘), n. 1. a
`arson or thing that
`ales
`of polarity in a ferromagnetic substance. 4. the produc—
`lestial pole. 3. one of two opposite or contrasted princi—
`tion or acquisition of polarity.
`[1805—15; POLARIZED +
`ples or tendencies: His behavior ranges between the poles
`p
`See pole horse.
`[1680—963 rotc‘ + vER‘]
`-A'n0N]
`pole-star (pol/star"), n. 1. Polaris. 2. something
`of restraint and abandon. 4. a point of concentration of
`serves as a guiding principle. 3. something thati
`interest, attention, etc.: The beautiful actress was the
`
`polarizaltion charged Elect.
`any electric charge
`that is bound to an atom or molecule (opposed to free
`pole of eueryone’s curiosity. 5. Elect, Magnetism. either
`STAR
`
`of the two regions or parts of an electric battery, magnet,
`charge). Also called bound charge.
`(1545—55; P01.
`centsjr of attention or attraction.
`
`or the like, that exhibits electrical or magnetic polarity.
`pole/ vault/. Track. 1. a field event in which a
`to
`po-lar-ize (polls rim; v., -lzad, -lz-Ing. —-v.2. 1.
`6. Cell Biol. a. either end of an ideal axis in a nucleus,
`
`or vault over a crossbar is performed with the aid
`cause polarization in. 2. to divide into sharply opposing
`cell, or ovum, about which parts are more or less sym-
`long pole. 2. a leap or vault so pea-fanned.
`[18'0
`
`factions, political groups. etc.: The controversy has polar—
`metrically arranged. b. either end of a spindle-shaped
`ized voters into proaboriion and antiobortion groups 3.
`figure formed in a cell during mitosis. c.
`the place al
`to give polarity to. —v.i. 4. to become polarized. Also,
`which a cell extension or process begins, as a nerve cell
`esp. Brit, po’lar-lsol.
`[1805-15, POLAR + -122]
`-—-po/-
`axon or a flagellum. 7. Math. a. a singular point at
`Iar-Iz/a-bla, adj. —pn/lar-iz/asbll/l-ty, n.
`which a given function of a complex variable can be ex-
`po-lar-ized (pfi’la rizd’), adj. 1. ofor pertaining to a
`panded in a Laurent series beginning with a specified
`medium that exhibits
`olarization.
`2. (of an electric
`finite, negative power of the variable. b. origin (def. 6b).
`8. Crystall. a line perpendicular to a crystal face and
`plug or outlet) designc
`so that the plug and outlet fit
`together in only one way.
`[1920—25; POLARIZE + -ED2]
`passing through the crystal center. 9. poles apart or
`asunder, having widely divergent or completely oppo-
`po-Iar-iz-er (po’la ri/zsr), n.’ 1. a person or thing that
`site attitudes,
`interests, etc: Incducation and back-
`polarizes. 2. Optics. a device, often a crystal or prism,
`ground ihcy were poles apart.
`[1350—1400; ME < Lpolus
`that polarizes light.
`[1850—55, Poumzr:
`l
`-ER‘]
`< Gk poles pivot, axis. pole]
`po/Iarizing an/gle, Optics
`See under Brewster's
`Pole (p61),
`7L. a native or inhabitant of Poland.
`law.
`[1820—30]
`Pole (pol). n. Reginald.
`1500—58, English cardinal and
`po/larizing fil/ter, Photog. a camera lens filter used
`last Roman Catholic archbishop of Canterbury.
`to control the plane of polarization of light entering the
`lens.
`pole-ax (pol/31:30, n., pl. wx-es (-ak’siz), u., -axed,
`~ax-lng. —n. 1. a medieval shafted weapon with blade
`po/larizlng ml/crosoope. a microscope that utilizes
`combining ax, hammer, and apical spike, used for
`polarized light to reveal detail in an object, used esp. to
`fighting on foot. 2. an ax, usually with a hammer oppo-
`study crystalline and fibrous structures.
`site the cutting edge, used in stunning and slaughtering
`animals. 3. an ax with both a blade and a hook, for-
`po/lar Iightsl,
`the aurora borealis in the Northern
`Hemisphere or the aurora australis'in the Southern
`merly used in naval warfare to assist sailors in boarding
`Hemisphere.
`.
`vessels. —v.t. 4. to strike down or kill with or as if with
`a poleax.
`(1300—50; ME pvllvx battle—ax,
`lit., head-ax
`po/Iar mol/ecule, a molecule in which the centroid of
`(see you), Ax); akin to MLG palm]
`the positive charges is different from the centroid of the
`negative charges. Also called dipole.
`-ax-lng. po eax.
`po/lar nu’cleus, Bot. either of two female haploid
`pole-axe (pol’aks/), n... pl. -ax-es (~ak/siz), 12.1., -axad.
`nuclei, in the embryo sac of flowers, that fuse to produce
`pole! beani,
`any vinelike variety of bean that
`is
`a diploid nucleus, which combines with a male nucleus to
`trained to grow upright on a pole,
`trellis, fence, etc.
`form the endosperm.
`[1880—85]
`[176040. Amen]
`po-Iar-o-gram (p5 larla gram/l, n.
`the record pro,
`pole-cat (pallkav), n.., pl. ~cats, (esp. collectively) -cat.
`duced by the action of a Polarograph.
`[1920—25; POLAR
`1. a European mammal, Mustela utnrius, of the weasel
`+ -0— rl
`-GRAM‘]
`family, having a blackish fur an ejecting a fetid fluid
`when attacked or disturbed. Cf. ferrot‘ (def. 1). 2. any
`Po-lar-ovgraph (p6 lar’e graf’, -gr'af/, 179-), Trade.
`of various North American skunks.
`(127571325; ME pol,
`mark.
`a brand name for an instrument that automati—
`cot, perh. equiv. to MF pol, paul chicken (< L pullus) + .
`cally registers the current in electrolysis at a dropping
`on”)
`mercury electrode.
`pole’ com/pass,
`(formerly) a ship’s compass elevated
`podar-og-ra-phy (pd/la rog’re fé), :1. Chem. the use
`on a wooden pole to isolate it as much as possible from
`of a Polarograph to perform qualitative or quantitative
`local magnetism.
`analyses. Also called polarograph/Ic anallysls.
`[1935—
`40; PomnumaAPl-I) + -GRAPHY] —po-lar-o-graph-ic
`Pol. Econ., political economy. Also, pol: econ.
`(po lar/e graf’ik, per), adj.
`'
`pole’ ham/mar,
`a shafted weapon having a spiked
`hammer head. Also called war hammer.
`[187(L75]
`Po-lar-oid (po’la roid/), Trademark.
`l. a brand of ma-
`terial for producing polarized light from unpolarized
`pole/ horse/, a horse harnessed to the tongue ofa ve-
`light by dichroism, consisting typically of a stretched
`hicle; poler; wheeler.
`[1815—25, Amer.)
`sheet of colorless plastic treated with an iodine solution
`so as to have long,
`thin, parallel chains of polymeric
`pole! jumpl. See pole vault.
`[1895,4900]
`molecules containing conductive iodine atoms. It is used
`[1895—1900]
`pole—Jump
`(pol’jump/), v.i.
`pole-vault.
`—nole’-lump/er. n.
`widely in optical and lighting devices to reduce glare. 2.
`Also called Pollarold cam/era, Pollarold Land’ Cam’-
`pole! masV, Nam. a mast on a sailing vessel, consist-
`era.
`the first brand of instant camera, developed by
`ing of a single piece without separate upper masts.
`Edwin H. Land and marketed since 1948. 3. Also called
`[l760~70]
`Poflarold print/. a print made by such a Camera.
`po-lem~ic (pa lemlik, p5~), n.. 1. a controversial argu-
`pollar opposi/tion, Ling,
`the relation between a
`ment, as one against sortie opinion, doctrine, etc. 2. a
`pair ufantonyma that denote relatively higher and lower
`person who argues in opposition to another; controversi—
`alist. rod)". 3. Also, po-lam’l-cal. of or pertaining to a
`conclsu fi‘l'MOLOGY KEY: <, descended or borrowed from; >,
`olemic; controversial:
`[163040; < Ck polemikés of or
`‘
`‘
`blend of. blended: 0.. cognate with; ct, compute; deriv.,
`
`or war, equiv.
`to 12612271035) war + —ihos
`-IC] —po-
`denvatn
`eqmv., equivalent; imit. imitative; ob1., oblique; r., re-
`
`plncmg; 5., stem‘
`, spelling, s elled; resp.. respelling, respelled;
`lem'l-cal-Iy, adv.
`
`trans,
`translation;
`., ori
`in u.“ uvwn;
`-, urn-attested,
`1, probably
`po-lem-I-clze (pa lem/e 312/, p6,), vi, -clzed, -ch-ing.
`earlier than. See the full
`ey inside the front cover.
`to practice the art of disputation; to engage in polemics
`
`,
`
`,
`
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`..',(del'.-1)
`
`(pol’vfilt’), v.i.
`pole-vault
`to execute a pole
`[1890—95] -pola’-vault/er. n.
`
`
`pole-ward (pol/ward), adv.
`1. Also, pola’wafd.
`ward a pole of the earth; toward the North or ~
`
`Pole. —adj. 2. facing or moving toward the N
`South Pole.
`(1870—75;
`l-vou:2 + -w.mn]
`
`po-leyn (pd/Ian), n. Armor. a piece for the lower
`
`of plate or leather. Also called knee cap. See?
`under armor.
`[1350—1400; ME poleyn, polaym?
`po(u)lain < '1]
`
`poilIva-nite (136/15 s nit/l, n. Mineral. a variety
`
`
`rolusite, MnOz, having well—developed crystalfi~
`irreg. < Gk policincsthm W
`50; < G Polionit,
`
`white (with sea foam), deriv. ofpoliés gray; see
`po-lice ( a lésl), n., v., diced. -I|c-lng. —n.
`
`called pol no force. an organized civil force for
`taining order, preventing and detecting crime.
`forcing the lavis. 2. (used with a plural v.) mem
`
`such a force: Several police are patrolling the 7W}
`,
`hood. 3. the regulation and control of a commun’til’
`
`for the maintenance of public order, safety, health
`als. etc. 4. the department of the government 60“
`
`with this, esp. with the maintenance of order:
`body ofpeople officially maintained or employad
`
`(in t
`order, enforce regulations, etc.
`6. Mil.
`Army) a. the cleaning and keeping clean ofa CB"?
`station, etc. b. the condition ofa camp, post, stat"
`
`31»,
`with reference to cleanliness. —-u.l. 7. to re
`
`
`trol, or keep in order by or as if by means of?" ‘1:
`Mil. to clean and keep clean (a camp, post. etC; F
`30; < MF: government, civil administration. 90mg”;
`
`polilia citizenship, government, for L politic; see
`“Pronunciatlon. Many English Words excl“?
`
`original stress rule of Old English and other 951;.
`
`manic languages, according to Which all parts 38,;
`except unprefixed verbs were stressed on the 1" ab
`his, and prefixed verbs were stressed on the 5V“
`
`mediately following the prefix. Although the
`this rule has been greatly restricted by the inrDl’ >
`into English of loanwords that exhibit othel: 5"”:
`
`terns, the rule has always remained operative
`degree, and many loanwords have been confer“;
`‘
`throughout the history of English. For South.
`
`and Midland U.S. speakers in particular, 5th
`stress in borrowed nouns from a noninitial 33/113 <
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