Polaroidn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈpəʊlərɔɪd/, U.S.

/ˈpoʊləˌrɔɪd/

Forms: also with lower-case initial

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: polarize v., -oid suffix.

Etymology: < polar- (in polarize v.) + -oid suffix. A proprietary name.Polaroid cameras (sense B. 2a) do not employ lenses of Polaroid (sense A. 1a).

A. n.

a. A synthetic material which in the form of thin sheets produces a high degree of plane polarization in light passing through it.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [noun] > plastic > Polaroid

Polaroid1936

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > polarization > [noun] > plane or angle of > polarization involving > material producing

Polaroid1936

1936 Lancaster (Ohio) Gaz. 31 Jan. 1 The inventor, Edwin H. Land, 27, spent 10 years in perfecting the glass which he calls ‘polaroid’, because it polarizes light.

1946 F. Schneider Qualitative Org. Microanalysis iv. 119 The sections of Polaroid are cut so that their planes of polarization include an angle of approximately 5° when the segments are mounted.

1976 Nature 19 Aug. 709/2 All stimuli were plane polarised by a 60-cm diameter rotatable disk of polaroid positioned between the screen and the eye.

1998 D. Baldacci Simple Truth xliv. 310 McKenna's gaze darted all over the place for a couple of minutes, seemingly absorbing every detail like a sheet of Polaroid, before he glanced back at Chandler.

b. A piece of this material, esp. one used as a polarizer or analyser.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [noun] > plastic > Polaroid > piece of

Polaroid1937

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > polarization > [noun] > plane or angle of > polarization involving > material producing > piece of

Polaroid1937

1937 Hammond (Indiana) Times 2 July 21/6 When this light is forced to pass through a second polaroid..the light is broken up into beautiful colors.

1967 H. von Klüber in J. N. Xanthakis Solar Physics ix. 261 For nearly all analysers used in the detection of such inverse Zeeman effects—such as polaroids, double-splitting crystals, quarter- or half-wave plates, etc.—the result..is just the same.

1976 Nature 11 Mar. 155/1 The relative intensities of the red and green components could then be varied by rotating a Polaroid interposed in the common beam.

1993 R. Rucker et al. Mondo 2000 (U.K. ed.) 120/1 After you know what the polarization icon looks like, try to see it in the sky without the aid of the Polaroid.

2. In plural. Sunglasses with Polaroid lenses.

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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > instruments for protecting the sight > [noun] > spectacles or eyeglasses > to protect the eyes from light

smoke-glass1770

sunglasses1817

dark glasses1861

sunspecs1907

Polaroids1940

aviator1951

sunnies1954

shade1958

sunshades1963

1940 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 8 July 8/2 (advt.) See clearly in comfort with Polaroids. Polaroids reduce glare, but the details of the view stay bright and crisp.

1959 C. MacInnes Absolute Beginners 163 The water sparkling so that I had on my Polaroids.

1972 Country Life 23 Mar. 697/3 That afternoon my wife, wearing Polaroids, stationed herself opposite their lie and watched to see their reactions.

1994 J. Galloway Foreign Parts xvii. 254 An odd note in the voice makes me open one eye. Behind the polaroids, hers glisten.

a. A photograph taken with a Polaroid camera (see sense B. 2).

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > a photograph > [noun] > photograph by process

tithonograph1842

platinotype1844

daguerreotype1849

crystallotype1852

catalysotype1853

black print1855

sun print1855

blueprint1857

ferrotype1857

tin-type1864

pyro-photograph1869

opalotype1873

gelatine picture1875

hellenotype1875

panotype1875

silver print1878

autophotograph1880

platinum print1881

bromide print1885

solar1889

solar print1889

shadowgraph1896

skiagraph1896

rotograph1899

autochrome1902

rayogram1932

reduction print1933

photogram1934

blow-up1945

Polaroid1953

opaque1959

bromide1967

1953 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Jrnl. 23 Feb. 25/3 The spicy polaroids show him ‘in flagrante dilicto [sic]’ with another woman.

1977 Rolling Stone 13 Jan. 22/2 Grace snapped a couple of Polaroids for the wedding album.

1996 Sugar June 110/1 The polaroids looked great, too—I could hardly believe they were pictures of me!

b. A camera of this kind.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > camera > [noun] > proprietary

Kodak1888

Kodet1894

Brownie1902

Leica1925

Rolleiflex1930

Rollei1938

Minox1939

Polaroid1953

Rolly1961

Instamatic1962

1953 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 5 Aug. 5 (advt.) A Polaroid gives you your finished print just 60 seconds after you snap your picture.

1961 A. Gordon Cipher (1962) iv. 58 How about a nice picture, sir..? I use a Polaroid... I'll have a print for you in a minute.

1992 R. Moulton & P. Lloyd Kites (BNC) 80 This is fine for a lightweight camera unit, such as a 110 format Disc camera, or a Polaroid.

B. adj. (attributive).

1. Consisting of or employing Polaroid.

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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [adjective] > employing Polaroid

Polaroid1936

1936 Lancaster (Ohio) Gaz. 31 Jan. 1 The film..must be photographed through a pair of polaroid glass lenses and then projected through a polaroid lens.

1965 Wireless World July 340/2 Many of the digital instruments..incorporate polaroid filters to reduce reflected light.

1997 J. Wilson Coarse Fishing Methods (1998) 122/2 A most useful item for observing the comings and goings of carp are Polaroid binoculars.

a. Designating a camera made by the Polaroid company designed for film that produces a finished print rapidly after each exposure.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > camera > [adjective] > proprietary

Polaroid1948

1948 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 11 Dec. 10/6 A new polaroid camera which snaps, develops and prints a photograph within 60 seconds, has been demonstrated.

1963 L. Deighton Horse under Water xxxv. 136 Two armed policemen..photographed me with a Polaroid camera and filed the photo.

1988 J. Herbert Haunted xix. 133 A white sheet of film whirred from the Polaroid camera and dropped to the floor.

b. Of a photograph: taken with a Polaroid camera.

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1950 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Jrnl. 18 Dec. 23/1 Polaroid photos which she found on his yacht.

1976 A. Grey Bulgarian Exclusive iv. 30 Two polaroid colour photographs of a dark-haired man.

2000 N.Y. Times 31 Dec. v. 9/1 The therapist slowly peeled the backing from the Polaroid shot he'd just taken of me.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	polaroid
释义	Polaroidn.adj. Brit. /ˈpəʊlərɔɪd/, U.S. /ˈpoʊləˌrɔɪd/ Forms: also with lower-case initial Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: polarize v., -oid suffix. Etymology: < polar- (in polarize v.) + -oid suffix. A proprietary name.Polaroid cameras (sense B. 2a) do not employ lenses of Polaroid (sense A. 1a). A. n. 1. a. A synthetic material which in the form of thin sheets produces a high degree of plane polarization in light passing through it. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [noun] > plastic > Polaroid Polaroid1936 the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > polarization > [noun] > plane or angle of > polarization involving > material producing Polaroid1936 1936 Lancaster (Ohio) Gaz. 31 Jan. 1 The inventor, Edwin H. Land, 27, spent 10 years in perfecting the glass which he calls ‘polaroid’, because it polarizes light. 1946 F. Schneider Qualitative Org. Microanalysis iv. 119 The sections of Polaroid are cut so that their planes of polarization include an angle of approximately 5° when the segments are mounted. 1976 Nature 19 Aug. 709/2 All stimuli were plane polarised by a 60-cm diameter rotatable disk of polaroid positioned between the screen and the eye. 1998 D. Baldacci Simple Truth xliv. 310 McKenna's gaze darted all over the place for a couple of minutes, seemingly absorbing every detail like a sheet of Polaroid, before he glanced back at Chandler. b. A piece of this material, esp. one used as a polarizer or analyser. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [noun] > plastic > Polaroid > piece of Polaroid1937 the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > polarization > [noun] > plane or angle of > polarization involving > material producing > piece of Polaroid1937 1937 Hammond (Indiana) Times 2 July 21/6 When this light is forced to pass through a second polaroid..the light is broken up into beautiful colors. 1967 H. von Klüber in J. N. Xanthakis Solar Physics ix. 261 For nearly all analysers used in the detection of such inverse Zeeman effects—such as polaroids, double-splitting crystals, quarter- or half-wave plates, etc.—the result..is just the same. 1976 Nature 11 Mar. 155/1 The relative intensities of the red and green components could then be varied by rotating a Polaroid interposed in the common beam. 1993 R. Rucker et al. Mondo 2000 (U.K. ed.) 120/1 After you know what the polarization icon looks like, try to see it in the sky without the aid of the Polaroid. 2. In plural. Sunglasses with Polaroid lenses. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > instruments for protecting the sight > [noun] > spectacles or eyeglasses > to protect the eyes from light smoke-glass1770 sunglasses1817 dark glasses1861 sunspecs1907 Polaroids1940 aviator1951 sunnies1954 shade1958 sunshades1963 1940 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 8 July 8/2 (advt.) See clearly in comfort with Polaroids. Polaroids reduce glare, but the details of the view stay bright and crisp. 1959 C. MacInnes Absolute Beginners 163 The water sparkling so that I had on my Polaroids. 1972 Country Life 23 Mar. 697/3 That afternoon my wife, wearing Polaroids, stationed herself opposite their lie and watched to see their reactions. 1994 J. Galloway Foreign Parts xvii. 254 An odd note in the voice makes me open one eye. Behind the polaroids, hers glisten. 3. a. A photograph taken with a Polaroid camera (see sense B. 2). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > a photograph > [noun] > photograph by process tithonograph1842 platinotype1844 daguerreotype1849 crystallotype1852 catalysotype1853 black print1855 sun print1855 blueprint1857 ferrotype1857 tin-type1864 pyro-photograph1869 opalotype1873 gelatine picture1875 hellenotype1875 panotype1875 silver print1878 autophotograph1880 platinum print1881 bromide print1885 solar1889 solar print1889 shadowgraph1896 skiagraph1896 rotograph1899 autochrome1902 rayogram1932 reduction print1933 photogram1934 blow-up1945 Polaroid1953 opaque1959 bromide1967 1953 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Jrnl. 23 Feb. 25/3 The spicy polaroids show him ‘in flagrante dilicto [sic]’ with another woman. 1977 Rolling Stone 13 Jan. 22/2 Grace snapped a couple of Polaroids for the wedding album. 1996 Sugar June 110/1 The polaroids looked great, too—I could hardly believe they were pictures of me! b. A camera of this kind. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > camera > [noun] > proprietary Kodak1888 Kodet1894 Brownie1902 Leica1925 Rolleiflex1930 Rollei1938 Minox1939 Polaroid1953 Rolly1961 Instamatic1962 1953 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 5 Aug. 5 (advt.) A Polaroid gives you your finished print just 60 seconds after you snap your picture. 1961 A. Gordon Cipher (1962) iv. 58 How about a nice picture, sir..? I use a Polaroid... I'll have a print for you in a minute. 1992 R. Moulton & P. Lloyd Kites (BNC) 80 This is fine for a lightweight camera unit, such as a 110 format Disc camera, or a Polaroid. B. adj. (attributive). 1. Consisting of or employing Polaroid. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [adjective] > employing Polaroid Polaroid1936 1936 Lancaster (Ohio) Gaz. 31 Jan. 1 The film..must be photographed through a pair of polaroid glass lenses and then projected through a polaroid lens. 1965 Wireless World July 340/2 Many of the digital instruments..incorporate polaroid filters to reduce reflected light. 1997 J. Wilson Coarse Fishing Methods (1998) 122/2 A most useful item for observing the comings and goings of carp are Polaroid binoculars. 2. a. Designating a camera made by the Polaroid company designed for film that produces a finished print rapidly after each exposure. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > camera > [adjective] > proprietary Polaroid1948 1948 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 11 Dec. 10/6 A new polaroid camera which snaps, develops and prints a photograph within 60 seconds, has been demonstrated. 1963 L. Deighton Horse under Water xxxv. 136 Two armed policemen..photographed me with a Polaroid camera and filed the photo. 1988 J. Herbert Haunted xix. 133 A white sheet of film whirred from the Polaroid camera and dropped to the floor. b. Of a photograph: taken with a Polaroid camera. ΚΠ 1950 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Jrnl. 18 Dec. 23/1 Polaroid photos which she found on his yacht. 1976 A. Grey Bulgarian Exclusive iv. 30 Two polaroid colour photographs of a dark-haired man. 2000 N.Y. Times 31 Dec. v. 9/1 The therapist slowly peeled the backing from the Polaroid shot he'd just taken of me. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1936
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