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Polaroid

[ poh-luh-roid ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

Trademark.

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.
Also called Polaroid Camera, the first brand of instant camera, developed by Edwin H. Land and marketed since 1948.
Also called Polaroid print. a print made by such a camera.

Polaroid

/ ˈpəʊləˌrɔɪd /

noun

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
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
plural sunglasses with lenses made from Polaroid plastic

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Participants will get to keep a Polaroid snapped by the artist.

All she had in those months between visits was a Polaroid picture of them.

By now, Band of Outsiders has become known for these Polaroid campaigns, with their retro veneer and warm Californian light.

The only non-standard feature seemed to be the polaroid glass windows which were provided all around and not only in front.

Mrs. Ericson adjusted her polaroid glasses and waved her rickshaw boy into his harness, where his thighs tensed for the long haul.

That is the reason I went down there to take the Polaroid picture of it, because of that remaining in the city at the time.

He moved to the round window, screening his eyes from the light, and adjusted the polaroid shade to maximum density.

Another important change was brought about by Polaroid's concept of almost instant delivery of prints.

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