polarization

Polarization involves creating division or causing a group or something to be divided up into two opposing groups.

(noun)

An example of polarization is when a controversial political figure causes the country to become sharply divided.

See polarization in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the producing of polarity in something, or the acquiring of polarity
the process or condition of being divided into two opposing groups
Elec. a condition in which gases produced during electrolysis accumulate on and around the electrodes of an electrical cell and reduce the flow of current by setting up an opposing potential
Optics
1. the condition of electromagnetic or other waves in which the transverse motion or field of the wave is confined to one plane or one direction
2. the production of this condition

Origin: < polarize + -ation

See polarization in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The production or condition of polarity, as:
a. A process or state in which rays of light exhibit different properties in different directions, especially the state in which all the vibration takes place in one plane.
b. The partial or complete polar separation of positive and negative electric charge in a nuclear, atomic, molecular, or chemical system.
A concentration, as of groups, forces, or interests, about two conflicting or contrasting positions.

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