偏へん極きょく

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

polarization

Physics term for the phenomenon where waves, such as light or electromagnetic waves, oscillate in a particular direction. Used as a noun or with する to describe the process of becoming polarized.

• 光ひかりが偏へん極きょくすると、特とく定ていの方ほう向こうにだけ振しん動どうする。

  When light becomes polarized, it oscillates only in a specific direction.

• このフィルターを通とおすと、光ひかりが偏へん極きょくする。

  When passed through this filter, the light becomes polarized.