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Webster 1913 Edition


Polarizer

Po′lar-iˊzer

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Noun.
(Physics)
That which polarizes; especially, the part of a polariscope which receives and polarizes the light. It is usually a reflecting plate, or a plate of some crystal, as tourmaline, or a doubly refracting crystal.

Definition 2024


polarizer

polarizer

English

Noun

polarizer (plural polarizers)

  1. One who polarizes.
    a polarizer of opinions
  2. (physics) Any device that produces polarized light