photopolarimeter
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of photopolarimeter
Example Sentences
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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
Still another experiment involves Voyager 2's photopolarimeter, a light-measuring device that failed on the first flight..
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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