Polaroid
American-
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.
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Also called Polaroid Land Camera. Also called Polaroid Camera,. the first brand of instant camera, developed by Edwin H. Land and marketed since 1948.
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Also called Polaroid print. a print made by such a camera.
noun
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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
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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
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(plural) sunglasses with lenses made from Polaroid plastic
adjective
Example Sentences
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Especially moving is his oversize reproduction of a Polaroid sent from an incarcerated relative, the white strip at the bottom of the photo inscribed with a message sending love and affection to his little brothers.
But it would’ve felt a touch unhinged to track down your old third-grade teacher two days later and slap a Polaroid of your crudités into her hand like, Look upon my vegetable glory!
From Salon
Not a surprising sentiment from the man taking a backstage Polaroid picture of a Gen Z pop star who praises disco.
From Los Angeles Times
“I remember looking at old Polaroids of them in the ‘80s and seeing how much fun they had.”
From Los Angeles Times
For Doherty, who showed an interest in photography, Jones went with a Polaroid camera and the suggestion he make a scrapbook from the shoot.
From Los Angeles Times
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