The separation, alignment or orientation of something into two opposed poles.
The debate revealed the sharp polarity of opinion.
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Either of the two extremes of such attributes.
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The dipole-dipole intermolecular forces between the slightly positively-charged end of one molecule to the negative end of another or the same molecule. ᵂᵖ
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The division of an embryo into an animal pole and a vegetal pole within a blastula. ᵂᵖ
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Spatial differences in shape, structure, and function within a cell. ᵂᵖ
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noun — having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positiv