单词 | polarity |
释义 | polarity [pǝ`lar·ǝd·ē] COMMUNICATIONS 1. The direction in which a direct current flows, in a teletypewriter system. 2. The sense of the potential of a portion of a television picture signal representing a dark area of a scene relative to the potential of a portion of the signal representing a light area. MATHEMATICS Property of a line segment whose two ends are distinguishable. MOLECULAR BIOLOGY The orientation of a strand of polynucleotide with respect to its partner, expressed in terms of nucleotide linkages. PHYSICS Property of a physical system which has two points with different (usually opposite) characteristics, such as one which has opposite charges or electric potentials, or opposite magnetic poles. |
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