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photopolarimeter

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[foh-toh-poh-luh-rim-i-ter] / ˌfoʊ toʊˌpoʊ ləˈrɪm ɪ tər /

noun

Optics.

  1. a polarimeter that uses a photocell.

Etymology

Origin of photopolarimeter

photo(electric) + polarimeter

Example Sentences

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Still another experiment involves Voyager 2's photopolarimeter, a light-measuring device that failed on the first flight..

From Time Magazine Archive

The difference is that Pioneer is equipped with a relatively crude camera-like instrument called an imaging photopolarimeter; the Voyagers have far more sophisticated TV-camera systems.

From Time Magazine Archive

We successfully negotiate the treacherous radiation belts of Jupiter with only one instrument, the photopolarimeter, damaged.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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