polarimeter
noun
an instrument for measuring the amount of light received from a given source as a function of its state of polarization.
polarimetric
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a word derived from
polarimeter.
Example Sentences
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In Optica, Optica Publishing Group's journal for high-impact research, the authors describe their new spectro-polarimetric decomposition system, which uses a stack of spinning metasurfaces to break down thermal light into its spectral and polarimetric components.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 11, 2024
This means there have been limited polarimetric observations of the Moon’s near side from Earth and none whatsoever of the far side.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 28, 2022
They embody also the result of recent research in regard to sources of error in polarimetric estimation of sugar:
From Scientific American Supplement No. 822, October 3, 1891 by Various
If a satisfactory clarification has not been obtained, the entire operation must be repeated, since only with solutions that are entirely clear and bright can accurate polarimetric observations be made.
From Scientific American Supplement No. 822, October 3, 1891 by Various
