polariscope
9.9
A tool that shows how clear materials change polarized light
- noun
- /pəˈlɛrəˌskoʊp/
- Specialized
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polariscopio
- With the polariscope, we can observe how different materials affect polarized light.
Examples
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The scientist used a polariscope to measure the optical activity of the sugar solution.
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He learned how to operate the polariscope during his chemistry lab experiment.
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You going to run him through the polariscope?
Synonyms
1
9.5
An instrument that measures how a substance turns polarized light
is broader and used for observing many optical effects beyond rotation
Surface Forms
polariscope singular
polariscopes plural
Morphology
Etymology
Polariscope begins with polar, from a word for 'pole' like Earth's North and South, and ends with scope, which means 'to look', as in telescope. So a polariscope is a tool for 'looking' at 'polarized' light to see how materials change the light's direction.