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Depolarization
De-poˊlar-i-za′tion
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
dépolarisation
.] The act of depriving of polarity, or the result of such action; reduction to an unpolarized condition.
Depolarization of light
(Opt.)
, a change in the plane of polarization of rays, especially by a crystalline medium, such that the light which had been extinguished by the analyzer reappears as if the polarization had been anulled. The word is inappropriate, as the ray does not return to the unpolarized condition.
Definition 2024
depolarization
depolarization
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Noun
depolarization (countable and uncountable, plural depolarizations)
- The act of depriving of polarity, or the result of such action; reduction to an unpolarized condition.
Translations
act of depolarizing
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