elliptical polarization
noun Physics.
polarization of an electromagnetic wave in which the vector representing the instantaneous intensity of the electric field describes an elliptical helix in the direction of propagation.
Nearby words
elliptic spring, elliptical, elliptical amputation, elliptical galaxy, elliptical light, elliptical polarization, elliptical trainer, elliptically, ellipticity, elliptocyte, elliptocytosis
Compare circular polarization.
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