What does polarization mean in crosswords?

polarization means: the phenomenon in which waves of light or other radiation are restricted in direction of vibration

Which crossword clues can have polarization as the answer?

Possible clues for polarization include "Opposite camps".

Word entry · 12 letters

Best crossword clue

"Opposite camps"

12 letters · collected on this word page

12 lettersPronunciation /ˌpoʊlərɪˈzeɪʃən/Part of speech nounSorted aaiilnooprtzStarts with PEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word

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the phenomenon in which waves of light or other radiation are restricted in direction of vibration

Borrowed from French polarisation. By surface analysis, polarize + -ation or polar + -ization.

“What frazzled pollsters, surly op-ed pages, snarling cable talkfests and issue-starved candidates for office need is a fresh source of hot-eyed national polarization.”
“Polarization is tearing at the seams of democracies around the world, from Brazil and India to Poland and Turkey.”
“We don’t usually notice polarization because direct sunlight and light from ordinary incandescent and fluorescent bulbs is unpolarized: it contains equal mixtures of horizontally and vertically polarized light.”

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