polariscope
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of polariscope
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Patient work with chemicals and a polariscope discovered the three new kinds of fruit sugar in the remaining 5%.
From Time Magazine Archive
As a result of this work Arago constructed a polariscope, which he used for some interesting observations on the polarization of the light of the sky.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various
Spec′tro-polar′iscope, a polariscope combined with a spectroscope; Spec′troscope, an instrument for forming and examining spectra of luminous bodies, so as to determine their composition.—adjs.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
The difficulty was settled by using the polariscope, which gave an absolute chemical test of the sweetness, irrespective of color.
From Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy by Mill, John Stuart
This quality, combined with the transmission of a greater amount of light than is obtainable by the polariscope, renders objects thus seen much more effective.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 514, November 7, 1885 by Various
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
