Definitions for: Depolarize

[v] eliminate the polarization of

Webster (1913) Definition: De*po"lar*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depolarized;
p. pr. & vb. n. Depolarizing.] [Pref. de- + polarize: cf.
F. d['e]polarizer.]
1. (Opt.) To deprive of polarity; to reduce to an unpolarized
condition.

Note: This word has been inaccurately applied in optics to
describe the effect of a polarizing medium, as a
crystalline plate, in causing the reappearance of a
ray, in consequence of a change in its plane of
polarization, which previously to the change was
intercepted by the analyzer.

2. (Elec.) To free from polarization, as the negative plate
of the voltaic battery.

Synonyms: depolarise

See Also: alter, change

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