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polarimeter
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun polarimeter has 1 sense
- polarimeter(n = noun.artifact) polariscope - an optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarized light; Array is a kind of optical device
CIDE DICTIONARY
polarimeter, n. [Polar + -meter.].
An instrument for determining the amount of polarization of light, or the proportion of polarized light, in a partially polarized ray. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
polarimeter, n. an instrument used to measure the polarization of light or the effect of a substance on the rotation of the plane of polarized light.
Derivative
polarimetric adj. polarimetry n.
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