Hypertext Webster Gateway: "polariscope"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
polariscope
n : an optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane
of vibration of polarized light [syn: {polarimeter}]
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