photopolarimetricadj.
/ˌfəʊtəʊpə(ʊ)larɪˈmɛtrɪk/, U.S. /ˌfoʊdoʊˌpoʊlərᵻˈmɛtrɪk/ Chiefly Astronomy.
Of or relating to photopolarimetry.
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photopolarimetric1971
1971 Icarus 15 454 (heading) Photopolarimetric observations of the minor planet Flora.
1979 Aviation Week & Space Technol. (Nexis) 17 Sept. 20 Radiometer scans across Saturn provided temperature data that should be useful, when used in conjunction with photopolarimetric data, in obtaining cloud height information.
1997 Proc. SPIE (Internat. Soc. Optical Engin.) 3121 361 This work presents an aerosol model interpreting photopolarimetric measurements of skylight over the ocean.
2002 Astrophysics 45 426 In the course of photopolarimetric monitoring of the Herbig Ae star WW Vul, an unusual variation of linear polarization upon emergence from a deep minimum was recorded.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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