polariscope

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(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 )

Origin: polari(ze) + -scope

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See polariscope in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
An instrument for ascertaining, measuring, or exhibiting the properties of polarized light or for studying the interactions of polarized light with optically transparent media.

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