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🤝 Not causing division 🔬 Not affecting light
nonpolarizing

nonpolarizing

7.5
Not changing the way light waves vibrate
  • adjective
  • /nɒnˈpoʊlərˌaɪzɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : no polarizante
  • The nonpolarizing filter allowed all colors of light to pass through.

Examples

  • The scientist chose a nonpolarizing filter to avoid altering the light's properties during the experiment.

  • A nonpolarizing lens is essential in optical systems that require the original polarization to be maintained.

  • Engineers installed nonpolarizing windows in the laboratory to ensure accurate laser measurements.

  • This lens is nonpolarizing and perfect for photography.

  • The scientist used a nonpolarizing lens to capture clear images of the light spectrum.

  • In her latest research, she focused on nonpolarizing materials that do not interfere with laser technology.

  • The nonpolarizing filter allowed the photographer to reduce glare without altering the image colors.

Surface Forms

nonpolarizing positive

Morphology

nonpolarizing = polarizing (transparent) = non + polar + ize + ing

The form is a straightforward negation of 'polarizing' (non- + polarize + -ing), so the meaning 'not causing or sensitive to polarization' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Nonpolarizing combines non- 'not' and polarize 'to make things line up', like light waves all pointing the same way. So a nonpolarizing filter does not make light waves line up or change their alignment.