polariscope

[ poh-lar-uh-skohp, puh- ]

/ poʊˈlær əˌskoʊp, pə- /

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noun Optics.

an instrument for measuring or exhibiting the polarization of light or for examining substances in polarized light, often to determine stress and strain in glass and other substances.

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Origin of polariscope

1820–30; <Medieval Latin polāri(s) polar + -scope

OTHER WORDS FROM polariscope

po·lar·i·scop·ic

[poh-lar-uh-skop-ik, puh-], /poʊˌlær əˈskɒp ɪk, pə-/, adjectivepo·lar·i·scop·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby polariscope

polar equation, polar front, Polari, polarimeter, Polaris, polariscope, polarity, polarization, polarization charge, polarize, polarized

How to use polariscope in a sentence

If these give a positive result, we proceed to a quantitative examination by means of the polariscope.
Schenk's Theory: The Determination of Sex|Samuel Leopold Schenk
For this purpose, the polariscope prisms should be of large size, and both mounted in revolving settings.
Photography in the Studio and in the Field|Edward M. Estabrooke
This is measured by the polariscope, an instrument by means of which the sugar content of sugar plants is rapidly determined.
Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value|Harry Snyder
On account of the predominance of invert sugars, pure honey has a levulo or left-handed rotation when examined by the polariscope.
Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value|Harry Snyder

Iceland spar is used chiefly in the optical instrument known as the polariscope.
Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania |Jewett Castello Gilson

British Dictionary definitions for polariscope

polariscope

/ (pəʊˈlærɪˌskəʊp) /

noun

an instrument for detecting polarized light or for observing objects under polarized light, esp for detecting strain in transparent materialsSee photoelasticity

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