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Meaning of POLARIMETER

Pronunciation:  `powlu'rimitur

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  an optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarized light
 

POLARIMETER is a 11 letter word that starts with P.

 

 Synonyms: polariscope
 
 See Also: optical device

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Po`lar*im"e*ter\, n. [Polar + -meter.] (Opt.)
An instrument for determining the amount of polarization of
light, or the proportion of polarized light, in a partially
polarized ray.

 

 

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