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`polarimeter
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`ri
`er controversy. Also, esp. Brit, po-lem/i-cise’,
`degrees of a quality with respect to an explicit or implicit
`through Lingua Franca. Also, partyaree, parlary.
`[ult.
`
`norm rather than absolute values, as the relation be-
`Us.
`50; ponemic + -12E]
`< It parlare to speak, talk; see PARLE]
`tween tall and short or light and dark, but not between
`
`po-lar-im-erter (pd/Je rim/i tor), n. Optics. 1. an in-
`true and false.
`palem-ics (po lem/iks, po-), n. (used with a singy
`strument for measuring the amount of light received
`v.) 1. the art or practice of disputation or controves
`po/lar or/bit, a spacecraft orbit that passes over, or
`a master of polemics, 2. the branch of theology de
`from a given source as a function ofitsstate of polariza-
`close to, the geographic poles of the earth or some other
`with the history or conduct of ecclesiastical disputag:
`tion. 2. a form of polariscope for measuring the angular’
`oFfo
`celestial body.
`[1960-65]
`rotation of the plane of polarization.
`[1860-65; < ML
`
`and controversy. Cf. Irenles.
`[1630-40; see Pour
`polari(s) POLAR + -METER]
`-Ics}
`“
`po/lar out/break, Meteorol.
`a vigorous thrust of
`
`cold, polar air across temperate regions.
`pole-mist
`(pol’e mist, pa lem/ist, pd-), n.
`a pg
`Po-larsis (pa lar’is, -lar’-, po-), n. 1, Astron. the pole-
`
`whois engaged or versed in polemics. Also, po-lem.4,
`star or North Star, a star of the second magnitude situ-
`Po‘lar Re’gions,
`the regions within the Arctic and
`(pe lem/o sist, pG-).
`[1815~25; < Gk polemistés wa;
`Antarctic circles.
`ated close to the north pole of the heavens, in the con-
`stellation Ursa Minor: the outermost star in the handle -
`
`equiv. to pélem(os) war + -istés ~IsT.
`po/lar va/lence, Chem. electrovalence (def. 1).
`-m)
`-mized,
`of the Little Dipper. 2. a two-stage U.S.ballistic missile,
`pole-smize
` (pol’e_miz’), vi,
`polemicize. Also, esp. Brit, poVe-mise’.
`[< Gk
`usually fired from a submerged submarine.
`[1955-60;
`pol-der
`(perder), n.
`a tract of low land, esp.
`in the
`mos) war + -1ZE]
`Netherlands, reclaimed from the sea or other body of
`short for ML stella polaris polar star}
`water and protected by dikes.
`[1595-1605; < Dj
`po-larsiescope (po lars skop’, pe-), m. Optics. an in-
`
`the analysis.
`pole-:mol-o-gy (pole mol’a ja), n.
`pole! (pal), n., v., poled, pol-ing. —n. 1. a long, cylin-
`human conflict and war,
`particularly internationa}
`strument for measuring or exhibiting the polarization of
`drical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.: a tele-
`(1935-40; < Gk pélemo(s) war + -Locy] —posles
`light or for examining substancesin polarized light, often
`phonepole; a fishing pole. 2. Northeastern U.S. a long,
`to determine stress and strain in glass and other sub-
`tog-leal (pe lem/e 10j7i kel), adj. —po/le-mol/ag:
`n.
`.
`
`tapering piece of wood or other material that extenda
`stances.
`[1820-30; < MIL polari(s) ronan + -scorE]
`from the front axle of a vehicle between the animals
`—polari-scopdc (po lar/a skop/ik, pa-), adj.. —por
`
`pol-e-mo-ni-a-ceous (pol/a md/né a/shea), adj,
`lar/t-scop/i-cally, adv.
`drawing it. 3. Nau. a. a light spar. b. that part of a
`longing to the Polemoniaceae, the phlox family of phy
`mast between the uppermost standing rigging and the
`po-lareiety (pa lar’i té, pa-}), n. 1. Physics. a. the prop-
`truck. 4. the lane of a racetrack nearest to the infield;
`CE phlox family.
`[1855-60; < NL Polemoniace(ae)§
`
`ily name (see POLEMONIUM, -ACEAE) + -oUS]
`erty or characteristic that produces unequal physical
`the inside Jane. Cf. post’ (def, 5). 5. a unit of length
`effects at different points in a body or system, as a mag-
`po-len-ta (pd len’ta), n.
`(esp.
`in Italian cookiy
`equal to 16'4 feet (5 m); a rod. 6..a square rod, 30%
`
`(1555-65, < It < L: hutled: s
`net or storage battery. b. the positive or negative state
`
`thick mush of cornmeal.
`square yards (25.3 sq. m). 7. under bare poles, a.
`in which a body reacts to a‘magnetic, electric, or other
`Naut. (of a sailing ship) with no sails set, as during a
`crushed grain, esp. barley]
`.
`.
`field. 2. the presence or manifestation of two opposite
`violent storm. b. stripped; naked; destitute: The thugs
`pole’ of cold’. Sce cold pole.
`
`or contrasting principles or tendencies. 3. Ling. a. (of
`robbed him andleft him under bare poles. —v.t. 8. to
`words, phrases, or sentences) positive or negative char-
`pole’ piece’, Elect. a picce of magnetic material
`furnish with poles. 9. to push, strike, or propel with a
`
`acter. b. polar opposition. {1640-50, potar + ~-1T¥],
`pole of a permanent magnet or of an electromagy
`ole:
`to pole a raft. 10. Baseball,
`to make (an extra-
`
`shaped to contro] the magnetic flux distribution j
`ase hit) by batting the ball hard and far: He poledatri-
`poelar-isza-tion (po/ler a z4/shen), n. 1. a sharp divi-
`vicinity of the pole.
`[1880-85]
`
`sion, as of a population or group, into opposing factions.
`ple to deep right-center.
`11. Metall.
`to stir (moiten
`metal, as copper,tin, or zinc) with poles of green wood so
`Carpeniry.
`{in a trussed roof) a
`‘pole’ plate’,
`2. Optics. a state, or the production of a-state, in which
`
`resting upon the beams and supporting common
`rays of light or similar radiation exhibit different prop-
`as to produce carbon, which reacts with the oxygen pres-
`enti to effect deoxidation. —v.i. 12.
`to propel a boat,
`erties in different directions, Cf. circular polarization,
`near their lower ends.
`[1815-25]
`
`elliptical polarization, plane polarization, 3. Elect. a.
`raft, etc., with a pole: to pole down the river.
`[bef. 1050;
`pole’ _Posi/tion,
`1. a position on the inside oj
`
`the deposit of gases, produced during electrolysis, on the
`track in any race. 2. (in auto racing) a starting po:
`adj.
`ME; OE pal < L palus stake. See paue®) —pole/less,
`electrodes of a cell, increasing the resistance of thecell.
`on the inside of the front row. 3. an advantageous
`tion.
`b. a vector quantity indicating the electric dipole mo-
`pole? (pal), n._1. each of the extremities of the axis of
`
`ment per unit of volume of a dielectric. ¢. the induction
`the earth or of any spherical body. 2. Astron. See ce-
`poker (p6/lor), n. 1. a
`person or thing that
`poled
`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,; Pouarize +
`p
`See pole horse.
`(1680-00; POLE? + -ER!]
`ples or tendencies: His behavior ranges between the poles
`-ATION]
`pole-star (pdi/star’), n. 1. Polaris. 2. something
`of restraint and abandon. 4. a point of concentration of
`
`serves as a guiding principle. 3. something thatt
`interest, attention, ete: The beautiful actress was the
`polariza’tion charge’, Elect.
`any electric charge
`center of attention or attraction.
`(1545-56; pou
`that is bound to an atom or molecule (opposed to free
`pole of everyone’s curiosity. 5. Elect., Magnetism, either
`star}
`
`of the two regions or parts of an electric battery, magnet,
`charge). Also called bound charge.
`or the like, that exhibits electrical or magnetic polarity.
`
`pole’ vault’, Track. 1. a field event in which 4
`to
`polarize (pd/la riz’), v., -ized, -Iz-Ing. —v.t. 1.
`6. Cell Biol. a. either end of an ideal axis in a nucleus,
`or vault over a crossbar is performed with the aid‘of
`
`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 performed.
`[1890
`factions, political groups, etc.: The controversy has polar-
`
`metrically arranged. b. either end of a spindle-shaped
`
`ized voters inio proabortion and antiabortion groups. 3.
`figure formed in a cell during mitosis. c.
`the place at
`to give polarity to. —v.i. 4. to becomepolarized. Also,
`which a cell extension or process begins, as a nerve cell
`esp, Brit. poflar-Ise’, {1805-15; rowan + -1zz]
`-—po/-
`axon or a flagellum. 7. Math. a. a singular point at
`lar-iz’a-ble, adj. —po/lar-iz/a-bil/ivty, n.
`which a given function of a complex variable can be ex-
`polarsized (pa/ls rizd’), adj. 1. of or pertaining to a
`panded in a Laurent series beginning with a specified
`medium that exhibits
`polarization.
`2. (of an electric
`finite, negative power of the variable. b. origin (def. 6b).
`8. Crystall. a Hne perpendicular to a crystal face and
`plug or outlet) designed
`so that the plug and outlet fit
`together in only one way.
`(1920-25; PoLARIZE + -sD*]
`passing through the crystal center. 9. poles apart or
`asunder, having widely divergent or completely oppo-
`po-lar-izeer (pd‘le ri’zer), n.’ 1. a person or thing that
`aite attitudes,
`interests, ete: In. education and back-
`polarizes. 2. Optics. a device, often a crystal or prism,
`ground they were poles apart,
`[1350-1400; ME < L polus
`that polarizes light.
`[1850-55; poLARIZE +
`-ER*]
`< Gk pélos pivot, axis, pole]
`po/larizing an’gle, Optics.
`See under Brewster's
`Pole (pil), n. a native or inhabitant of Poland.
`law. {1820-30}
`Pole:
`(pol), n. Reginald, 1500-58, English cardinal and
`po/larizing filter, Photog, a camera lensfilter used
`last, Roman Catholic archbishop of Canterbury.
`ens.
`to control the plane of polarization of light entering the
`polesax (pdl’aks’), n., pl. -ax-es (-ak/siz), v., -axed,
`~ax-ing. —n. 1. a medieval shafted weapon with blade
`po/larizing mi/croscope, 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 slaughtermg
`animals, 3. an ax with both a blade and a hook, for-
`po/lar lights’,
`the aurora borealis in the Northern
`Hemisphere or the aurora australis'in the Southern
`merly used in naval warfareto assist sailors in boarding
`Hemisphere.
`:
`vessels, —v.i. 4. to strike downorkill with or as if with
`a poleax.
`[1900-50, ME pollax battle-ax, lit, head-ax
`po/lar mol’ecule, a molecule in which the centroid of
`{see POLL', Ax); akin to MLG polexe]
`the positive charges is different from the centroid of the
`negative charges. Also called dipole.
`pole-saxe (pol’ake/), n., pl. ~ax-es (-ak/siz), v.t, -axed,
`-ax-ing. poleax.
`po/lar nu/cleus, Bot. either of two female haploid
`nuclei, in the embryo sac of flowers, that fuse to produce
`pole’ bean’,
`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]
`(1760-70, Amer.]
`po-lar-o-gram (pd lar’a gram’), n.
`the record pro-
`pole-cat (pal/kat/),n., pl. -cats, (esp. collectively) -cat.
`duced by the action of » Polarograph.
`[1920-25; POLAR
`1. a European mammal, Mustela putorius, of the weasel]
`+ -O- +
`-GRAM?]
`family, having a blackish fur and
`ejecting a fetid fluid
`when attacked or disturbed. Cf. ferret’ (def. 1). 2. any
`Po-lar-o-graph (po lar’e graf’,
`-graéf’, pe-), Trade-
`of various North American skunks.
`[1275-1325; ME pol-
`mark.
`a brand name for an instrument that automati-
`cat, perh. equiv. to MFpol, poul chicken (< L pullus) + .
`cally registers the current in electrolysis at a dropping
`cat")
`mercury electrode.
`pole’ com/pass,
`(formerly) a ship’s compass elevated
`podar-ography (p6/le rog’re fé), n. Chem. the use
`on « 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 anai/ysis.
`[1935-
`40; Potaro(Grara) + -cRAPHY] —po-lar-o-graph-ic
`Pol. Econ., political economy. Also, pol! econ.
`(po lar’a graf’ik, pe-), adj.
`~
`pole’ ham/mer,
`a shafted weapon having a spiked
`hammer head. Also called war hammer.
`[1870-75]
`Podar-oid (p6/la roid’), Trademark. 1. a brand of ma-
`terial for producing polarized light from unpolarized
`pole’ horse’, a horse harnessed to the tongue of a ve-
`light by dichroism, consisting typically of a stretched
`hicle; poler; wheeler.
`[1815-25, Amer.]
`sheet ofcolorless plastic treated with an iodine solution
`so as to have long,
`thin, parallel chains of polymeric
`pole’ jump’. See pote vault.
`[1895-1900]
`molecules containing conductive iodine atoms. It is used
`(1895-1900)
`pole-jump (pél/jump”), vi.
`pole-vault.
`—pole’-jump/er, n.
`widely in optical and lighting devices to reduce glare. 2.
`Also calied Po/laroid Gamera, Po/tarold Land’ Cam”
`pole’ mast’, Naut. 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
`(1760~70]
`Po/tarotd print’. a print made by such a camera.
`po-lamvic (pa lem/ik, po-), x. 1. a controversial argu-
`po/lar opposi/tion, Ling.
`the relation between a
`ment, a3 one against some opinion, doctrine, etc. 2. a
`pair of antonyms that denule relatively higher and Jower
`person who argues in opposition to another; controversi-
`CONCISE
`alist. ~-adj. 3. Also, po-lem/t-cal. of or pertaining to a
`ETYMOLOGY KEY: <, descended or borrowed from, >,
`derivativ
`olemic; controversial:
`[1630-40; < Gk polemikés of or
`whence;
`blend of, blended; c., cognate with; ¢ef., compare; deriv.,
`
`
`‘or war, equiv.
`ta pélem(os) war + -ikos -1c]
`'—po+
`v
`equiy., equivalent; imit., imitative; obl., oblique; r., re-
`placing; s., stem;
`sp., spelling, spelled; resp., respelling, respelled;
`lem/i-cal-ly, adv.
`
`translation;
`?, origin uuknown;
`*, uuatlested;
`{, probably
`irans.,
`
`po-lemi-cize (pa lem/a siz’, pé-), v.i., -cized, -ciz-ing.
`earlier than. See the full
`key inside the front cover.
`to practice the art of disputation; to ongage in polemics
`
`(pal/vdlt’), vi.
`pole-vault
`to éxecute a pole
`
`[1880-95] --pole’-vault/er, n.
`.
`5
`
`pole-ward (pal/word), adv.
`1. Also, pole/wards
`ward a pole of the earth; toward thé North or ®
`
`Pole. —adj. 2. facing or moving toward the
`South Pole. {1870-75; roe? + -warp]
`
`po-leyn (p6/lan), 7. Armor.
`.a piece for the knee,2
`of plate or leather. Also called knee cop. See!
`under armor.
`[1350-1400; ME poleyn, polayne
`
`po(ujlain < 7]
`poliea-nite (pé/lé a nit’), n. Mineral. a variety
`
`rolusite, MnO., having well-developed crystal.
`
`irreg. < Gk poliainesthai 0
`50; < G Polianit,
`
`white (with sea foam), deriv. of poliés gray; see
`police (po lés¢), n., v., -llced, -liceing. —7-
`
`called police force. an organized civil force for
`taining order, preventing and detecting crime,
`forcing the laws. 2. (used with a plural v.) mem
`
`auch a force: Several police are patrolling the eB)
`hood. 3. the regulation and control of a community
`
`for the maintenance ofpublic order, safety, hea
`als, ete. 4. the department of the governmentcom
`
`with this, esp. with the maintenance of order-
`
`body of people officially maintained or employe’
`
`(in t
`order, enforce regulations, etc.
`6. Mil.
`Army) a. the cleaning and keeping clean of a ca!
`
`station, etc. b. the condition of a camp,post, stable
`Hee
`with reference to cleanliness. —v.i. 7. to re:
`
`trol, or keep in order by or as if by means of Pp? #
`Mil. to clean and keep clean (a camp, post, ety a
`
`30; < MF: government, civil administration, policy
`
`politia cilizenship, government, for L politica; see
`Pronunciation. Many English words exe™ i
`
`original stress rule of Old English and other our
`manic languages, according to which all parts ost
`except unprefixed verbs were stressed on the fu al
`ble, and prefixed verbs were stressed on the 59
`
`mediately following the prefix. Although the
`this rule has been greatly restricted by the inco™]
`
`into English of loanwords that exhibit other a
`
`terns, the rule has always remained operativé
`degree, and many loanwords have been confor"
`
`throughout the history of English. For South .
`and Midland U.S. speakers im particular, he
`stress in borrowed nounsfrom a noninitial syl@?
`
`first syllable is still an active process, yieldi”
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`0 det 1)
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`pole vault
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