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polariscope
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polariscope: see polarization of light polarization of light, orientation of the vibration pattern of light waves in a singular plane. Characteristics of Polarization


Polarization is a phenomenon peculiar to transverse waves, i.e.
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polariscope [pə′larĀ·ə‚skōp]
(optics)
Any of several instruments used to determine the effects of substances on polarized light, in which linearly or elliptically polarized light passes through the substance being studied, and then through an analyzer.


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