unpolarized
adjective
un·po·lar·ized
ˌən-ˈpō-lə-ˌrīzd 
: not polarized
specifically
: having a random pattern of vibrations
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If the microwaves were unpolarized, then the brightness of the microwaves would remain constant.
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Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 3 June 2024
Of all the glasses tested in this category, the Ultimate Covers with unpolarized, photochromic lenses provided the greatest visible range of light, from dark, clouded forest to glaring snowbanks.
—Phillip Dwight Morgan, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
While waves of unpolarized light can vibrate in any direction, polarized light only vibrates in one direction.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Feb. 2022
After years of immigration being a relatively unpolarized issue, Trump is, for the first time, calling into being a large constituency for more immigration.
—Matthew Yglesias, Vox, 5 July 2018
Unpolarized light, such as that produced by lasers and many other light sources, is a mixture of all possible polarization orientations.
—Ars Technica, WIRED, 14 Feb. 2012
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Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 3 June 2024
Of all the glasses tested in this category, the Ultimate Covers with unpolarized, photochromic lenses provided the greatest visible range of light, from dark, clouded forest to glaring snowbanks.
—Phillip Dwight Morgan, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
While waves of unpolarized light can vibrate in any direction, polarized light only vibrates in one direction.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Feb. 2022
After years of immigration being a relatively unpolarized issue, Trump is, for the first time, calling into being a large constituency for more immigration.
—Matthew Yglesias, Vox, 5 July 2018
Unpolarized light, such as that produced by lasers and many other light sources, is a mixture of all possible polarization orientations.
—Ars Technica, WIRED, 14 Feb. 2012
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“Unpolarized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unpolarized. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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