| depolarization [dē´pō·lǝ·rǝ`zā·shǝn] ELECTRICITY The removal or prevention of polarization in a substance (for example, through the use of a depolarizer in an electric cell) or of polarization arising from the field due to the charges induced on the surface of a dielectric when an external field is applied. OPTICS The resolution of polarized light in an optical depolarizer. |