| Definition of 'depolarization' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) depolarization, depolarisation
a loss of polarity or polarization
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| Definition of 'depolarization' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) depolarization
the act of depriving of polarity, or the result of such action; reduction to an unpolarized condition
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| Definition of 'depolarization' |
The Standard Electrical Dictionary |
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1. depolarization
(a) The removal of permanent magnetism. (See Demagnetization.)
(b) The prevention of the polarization of a galvanic cell. It is effected in the Grove battery by the reduction of nitric acid; in the Bunsen, by the reduction of chromic acid; in the Smee battery, mechanically, by the platinum coated or rather platinized negative plate. Other examples will be found under the description of various cells and batteries. A fluid which depolarizes is termed a depolarizer or depolarizing fluid or solution. (See Electropoion Fluid.)
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