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plane-polarized

plane-polarized

1 7.9
A wave, especially light, that vibrates in only one direction
  • adjective
  • /ˈpleɪn ˈpoʊləˌraɪzd/
  • Specialized
: polarizado en un plano
  • The experiment used plane-polarized light to observe the properties of the crystals.

Examples

  • Now this plane polarized beam now impinges at the interface.

  • This would be a plane polarized electromagnetic wave.

  • To analyze the material, scientists employed a plane-polarized beam of light.

  • When studying the optical effects, she measured the angles of plane-polarized light after it passed through the filter.

Synonyms

polarized
vsplane-polarized
  • Specialized
5 6.3

Light that vibrates in a single direction

is restricted to vibration in a single plane

Surface Forms

plane-polarized positive

Morphology

plane-polarized = plane + polarized (transparent) = plane + polar + ize + ed

A clear compound of 'plane' + 'polarized' meaning 'polarized in a single plane', directly derivable by learners who know the components.

Etymology

Plane-polarized comes from plane ('flat surface') and polarized from pole ('a direction or end, like the north and south poles'). So a plane-polarized wave vibrates in a single flat 'plane', which is why the term means a wave moving in one direction only.