1811, in optics, from French polariser, coined by French physicist étienne-Louis Malus (1775-1812) as a term in optics, from Modern Latin polaris "polar" (see polar). Transferred sense of "to accentuate a division in a group or system" is first recorded 1949 in Arthur Koestler. Related: Polarized; polarizing.
例文
1. Missile deployment did much to further polarize opinion in Britain.
イギリスでは、ミサイル配備は意見のさらなる分化を大きく招いた。
2.But using optical equipment that can polarize light,those scales appear bright blue.
しかし光を偏光させることができる機器で照射すると、鱗片は湖青になる。
3.Photons penetrating into a dielectric polarize it and,in turn,are partially canceled out.
光子を誘電体に通すと偏光し、一部の相殺を引き起こす。
4.As you run the correct frequencies for your gender,you will properly polarize .
性別に対して正しい周波数を動作させると、正しく分極されます。
5.We recommend not crossing the legs so that the energy may correctly polarize in the field.