Polaroid

[ poh-luh-roid ]

Trademark.

1. a brand of material for producing polarized light from unpolarized light by dichroism, consisting typically of a stretched sheet of colorless plastic treated with an iodine solution so as to have long, thin, parallel chains of polymeric molecules containing conductive iodine atoms. It is used widely in optical and lighting devices to reduce glare.
2. Also called Polaroid Camera, the first brand of instant camera, developed by Edwin H. Land and marketed since 1948.
3. Also called Polaroid print. a print made by such a camera.

Polaroid

/ ˈpəʊləˌrɔɪd /

noun

1. a type of plastic sheet that can polarize a transmitted beam of normal light because it is composed of long parallel molecules. It only transmits plane-polarized light if these molecules are parallel to the plane of polarization and, since reflected light is partly polarized, it is often used in sunglasses to eliminate glare
2. Polaroid Land Camera
   any of several types of camera yielding a finished print by means of a special developing and processing technique that occurs inside the camera and takes only a few seconds to complete
3. plural sunglasses with lenses made from Polaroid plastic

adjective

1. of, relating to, using, or used in a Polaroid Land Camera

   Polaroid film

Example Sentences

A board was spangled with Polaroids of its members, who numbered more than two dozen as of October.

From Los Angeles Times

Investigations into Liam’s death so far have revealed that the “Polaroid” singer appeared to be alone and under the influence of drugs when he fell, Argentine officials said Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times

Accompanying Georgia May’s Instagram announcement were a series of Polaroids featuring the first-time parents and their newborn son, who wore socks with red hearts.

From Los Angeles Times

From books about bisexuality, to Polaroid pictures of Nick and Charlie together, they’ve gone to painstaking lengths to make the bedroom a true reflection of the character's journey throughout the series.

From BBC

I brought a Polaroid camera, went in, and started asking kids for Polaroids smoking.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• image
• likeness
• photo
• picture
• portrait
• print
• snapshot