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Webster 1913 Edition
Polarimeter
Poˊlar-im′e-ter
,Noun.
[
Polar
+ -meter
.] (Opt.)
An instrument for determining the amount of polarization of light, or the proportion of polarized light, in a partially polarized ray.
Definition 2024
polarimeter
polarimeter
English
Noun
polarimeter (plural polarimeters)
- An instrument used to measure the rotation of the plane of polarized light as it passes through a sample of an optically active compound.