noun
Etymology
Origin of polarizer
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The neural network is trained using two complementary diffraction images, one captured with a vertical polarizer and one without.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 29, 2026
The monitor’s screen coating omits a light-reflecting polarizer, and thus, deep blacks can appear gray if you’re using it in a well-lit room.
From The Verge ● Apr. 6, 2022
“Cruz is a polarizer within his own party,” said Dante Scala, a political science professor at the University of New Hampshire.
From MSNBC ● Jan. 18, 2016
Mr. Zorn, 59, is a saxophonist of firm avant-garde conviction, a natural polarizer and provocateur.
From New York Times ● May 19, 2013
Placing the quartz plate between the polarizer and analyzer, this vivid red appears; and, turning the analyzer in front from right to left, the other colours of the spectrum appear in succession.
From Six Lectures on Light Delivered In The United States In 1872-1873 by John Tyndall
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