polariscope

American  

[poh-lar-uh-skohp, puh-] / poʊˈlær əˌskoʊp, pə- /

noun

Optics.

1. 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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polariscope British  

/ pəʊˈlærɪˌskəʊp /

noun

1. an instrument for detecting polarized light or for observing objects under polarized light, esp for detecting strain in transparent materials See photoelasticity

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Other Word Forms

• polariscopic
  adjective
• polariscopically
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of polariscope

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

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Example Sentences

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polariscope

Patient work with chemicals and a polariscope discovered the three new kinds of fruit sugar in the remaining 5%.

From Time Magazine Archive

The polariscope, directed towards this region, showed an internal polarisation, but, when pointed to the side where the mist still prevailed, there was no polarisation.

From Wonderful Balloon Ascents by F. (Fulgence) Marion

What is the polariscope, and how is it employed in sugar work?

From Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value by Harry Snyder

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 John Stuart Mill

It is used for the prisms of the polariscope, because of its strong double refraction.

From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section I, J, K, and L by Project Gutenberg

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