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polariscope

[ poh-lar-uh-skohp, puh- ]

noun

, Optics.
  1. an instrument for measuring or exhibiting the polarization of light or for examining substances in polarized light, often to determine stress and strain in glass and other substances.


polariscope

/ pəʊˈlærɪˌskəʊp /

noun

  1. an instrument for detecting polarized light or for observing objects under polarized light, esp for detecting strain in transparent materials See photoelasticity
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • po·lar·i·scop·ic [poh-lar-, uh, -, skop, -ik, p, uh, -], adjective
  • po·lari·scopi·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of polariscope1

1820–30; < Medieval Latin polāri ( s ) polar + -scope
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Example Sentences

If these give a positive result, we proceed to a quantitative examination by means of the polariscope.

For this purpose, the polariscope prisms should be of large size, and both mounted in revolving settings.

This is measured by the polariscope, an instrument by means of which the sugar content of sugar plants is rapidly determined.

On account of the predominance of invert sugars, pure honey has a levulo or left-handed rotation when examined by the polariscope.

Iceland spar is used chiefly in the optical instrument known as the polariscope.

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