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plane polarization

American  

noun

Optics.

  1. polarization of light in which the vibrations are confined to a single plane, that of the wave front.

plane polarization British  

noun

  1. a type of polarization in which the electric vector of waves of light or other electromagnetic radiation is restricted to vibration in a single plane

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