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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarized light;
[syn: polarimeter, polariscope]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Polariscope \Po*lar"i*scope\, n. [Polar + -scope.] (Opt.) An instrument consisting essentially of a polarizer and an analyzer, used for polarizing light, and analyzing its properties. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

polariscope n 1: an optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarized light [syn: polarimeter, polariscope]