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POLARIMETER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does polarimeter mean?
• POLARIMETER (noun)
The noun POLARIMETER has 1 sense:
1. an optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarized light
Familiarity information: POLARIMETER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarized light
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
polarimeter; polariscope
Hypernyms ("polarimeter" is a kind of...):
optical device (a device for producing or controlling light)
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