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polariscope definition

po·lari·scope (pō lar′ə skōp′)

noun

  1. an instrument for detecting or demonstrating the polarization of light, or for looking at things in polarized light
  2. polarimeter (sense )

Etymology: polari(ze) + -scope

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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