polarizing filter

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noun Photography.

a camera lens filter used to control the plane of polarization of light entering the lens.

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Words nearby polarizing filter

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How to use polarizing filter in a sentence

Take one part Kim Kardashian, perhaps our most polarizing superstar, and add oil and champagne.
Kim Kardashian Cheekily Breaks the Internet|Kevin O’Keeffe|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Iggy Azalea herself might not even understand how polarizing and important a figure Iggy Azalea has become.
The Cultural Crimes of Iggy Azalea|Amy Zimmerman|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Along with crowds, Cereal Killer has also drawn polarizing responses from the public and the media.
Cereal Cafe’s Big Bowl of Hate|David Levesley|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We are overwhelmed with data from every quarter, and our capacity to filter fact from fraud is limited.
The Facts About Ferguson Matter, Dammit|Doug McIntyre|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He became as polarizing a figure as the war itself, court jester to Nixon and corporate shill to boot.
When Your Comic Hero Is an Alleged Rapist|Doug McIntyre|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At once cover the mouth of the tube with a filter-paper cap moistened with saturated aqueous solution of silver nitrate (1:1).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
In quantitative work the chemist aims to precipitate this green sulphide, which is more easily collected on a filter.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2.|Julius Stieglitz
The whole is then well stirred, collected on a filter, drained, and dried.
Field's Chromatography|George Field
Yes, he had told me it was all accomplished by polarizing the steel and iron of the projectile!
Pharaoh's Broker|Ellsworth Douglass
After 24 hours filter the liquor, and evaporate to a pilular consistence.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley