polarizing microscope
noun
a microscope that utilizes polarized light to reveal detail in an object, used especially to study crystalline and fibrous structures.
QUIZZES
CAN YOU GUESS THESE WORDS FROM AROUND THE US?
American English is not always as it appears to be ... get to know regional words in this quiz!
Question 1 of 10
A bet is synonymous with a wager, but what does it mean in New York?
Words nearby polarizing microscope
polarize, polarized, polarized light, polarizer, polarizing filter, polarizing microscope, polar lights, polar molecule, polar nucleus, polarogram, Polarograph
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
Scientific definitions for polarizing microscope
polarizing microscope
[ pō′lə-rī′zĭng ]
A microscope in which the object viewed is illuminated by polarized light. Since some materials act like polarizing filters, viewing objects with polarized light can reveal such materials when ordinary light would fail to bring them into relief.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.