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dol|lar|i|za|tion — «DOL uhr uh ZAY shuhn», noun the adoption of the U.S. dollar by other countries as a currency; coordination of national currencies with the dollar. –dollarize, v … Useful english dictionary
po|lar|i|za|tion — «POH luhr uh ZAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act or process of polarizing or state of being polarized; production or acquisition of polarity. 2. the process by which gases produced during electrolysis are deposited on electrodes of a cell, giving rise… … Useful english dictionary
so|lar|i|za|tion — «SOH luhr uh ZAY shuhn», noun. 1. exposure to sunlight. 2. Photography. a) overexposure to light. b) the effects of this on a print … Useful english dictionary
cir´cu|lar|i|za´tion — cir|cu|lar|ize «SUR kyuh luh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to send circulars to: »Minister of Health at the time of the last election, [he] circularized all hospitals about the absent voters arrangements (London Times). 2. to make… … Useful english dictionary
bi|po´lar|i|za´tion — bi|po|lar|ize «by POH luh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to divide into two opposing factions: »... to bipolarize the world with competing political ideologies (Science News Letter). –bi|po´lar|i|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
cir´cum|po´lar|i|za´tion — cir|cum|po|lar|ize «SUR kuhm POH luh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. Optics. to rotate the plane of polarization of (light). –cir´cum|po´lar|i|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
hy´per|po´lar|i|za´tion — hy|per|po|lar|ize «HY puhr POH luh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to increase the polarity or polarization of: »Neurons react to an electrical current in fundamentally different ways depending on their location in the brain. Some are… … Useful english dictionary
re|vas´cu|lar|i|za´tion — re|vas|cu|lar|ize «ree VAS kyuh luh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to place blood vessels in (an area of the heart or other parts of the body) to increase the blood supply: »Specialists at the meeting…estimated that as many as 60 medical… … Useful english dictionary
sin´gu|lar|i|za´tion — sin|gu|lar|ize «SIHNG gyuh luh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to distinguish; signalize: »[She] reports to the Mother Superior that she fears Sister Luke is showing off singularizing herself (New Yorker). 2. to make singular or single;… … Useful english dictionary
tab´u|lar|i|za´tion — tab|u|lar|ize «TAB yuh luh ryz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make tabular; put into tabular form; tabulate. –tab´u|lar|i|za´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
