unpolarized

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adjective

Not polarized.

OriginEnglish polarized ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunpolarized (not comparable)

alternative unpolarised

  1. not comparableNot polarized.

    Instead of using unpolarized sunlight as my light source and then filtering it with a polarizer, I can just use my screen as a source of polarized light.

    2013 July 16, skullsinthestars, “Simple fun with polarizers!”, in Skulls in the Stars, archived from the original on 05 Apr 2022

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishpolarized
  9. Englishunpolarized

From un- + polarized.

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Cite this entry
APA

unpolarized. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpolarized

MLA

“unpolarized.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpolarized. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unpolarized,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpolarized.

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