| Subject | English | Japanese |
| phys. | circularly polarized wave | 円偏波 (enhenpa) |
| phys. | clockwise-polarized wave | 右回り偏波 (みぎまわり・へんぱ) |
| antenn. | clockwise polarized wave | 右旋偏波 |
| phys. | counter-clockwise polarized wave | 左回り偏波 (ひだりまわり・へんぱ) |
| antenn. | counter-clockwise polarized wave | 左旋偏波 |
| phys. | horizontally polarized wave | 水平偏波 (suihei-henpa) |
| antenn. | left-hand polarized wave | 左旋偏波 |
| phys. | lefthanded polarized wave | 左回り偏波 (ひだりまわり・へんぱ) |
| phys. | linearly polarized wave | 直線偏波 (ちょくせん・へんぱ) |
| phys. | plane polarized wave | 平面偏波 (heimen-henpa) |
| gen. | n polarized wave | 偏波 (henpa) |
| antenn. | right-hand polarized wave | 右旋偏波 |
| phys. | right-handed polarized wave | 右回り偏波 (みぎまわり・へんぱ) |
| phys. | vertically polarized wave | 垂直偏波 (suichoku-henpa) |