polarizer

[ poh-luh-rahy-zer ]

/ ˈpoʊ ləˌraɪ zər /

noun

a person or thing that polarizes.

Optics. a device, often a crystal or prism, that polarizes light.

Origin of polarizer

First recorded in 1850–55; polarize + -er¹

Words nearby polarizer

polarization, polarization charge, polarize, polarized, polarized light, polarizer, polarizing filter, polarizing microscope, polar lights, polar molecule, polar nucleus

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Example sentences from the Web for polarizer

Big yellow eyes blinked unemotionally at the glare of the torch, and I cut down its brilliance with a twist of the polarizer lens.
Zen|Jerome Bixby
First, then, we have a prism which receives the light from the electric lamp, and which is called the polarizer.
Six Lectures on Light|John Tyndall
Through this glass the beam from the polarizer now passes, being intercepted by the Nicol in front.
Six Lectures on Light|John Tyndall
Placing the plate in front of the polarizer, I turn one of the Nicols until the two halves of the plate show a common puce colour.
Six Lectures on Light|John Tyndall

I would deny flatly that I had anything to do with the Polarizer, in any case.
By Proxy|Gordon Randall Garrett

British Dictionary definitions for polarizer

polarizer

polariser

/ (ˈpəʊləˌraɪzə) /

noun

a person or a device that causes polarization

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单词	polarizer
释义	polarizer [ poh-luh-rahy-zer ] / ˈpoʊ ləˌraɪ zər / noun a person or thing that polarizes. Optics. a device, often a crystal or prism, that polarizes light. Origin of polarizer First recorded in 1850–55; polarize + -er¹ Words nearby polarizer polarization, polarization charge, polarize, polarized, polarized light, polarizer, polarizing filter, polarizing microscope, polar lights, polar molecule, polar nucleus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for polarizer Big yellow eyes blinked unemotionally at the glare of the torch, and I cut down its brilliance with a twist of the polarizer lens. Zen\|Jerome Bixby First, then, we have a prism which receives the light from the electric lamp, and which is called the polarizer. Six Lectures on Light\|John Tyndall Through this glass the beam from the polarizer now passes, being intercepted by the Nicol in front. Six Lectures on Light\|John Tyndall Placing the plate in front of the polarizer, I turn one of the Nicols until the two halves of the plate show a common puce colour. Six Lectures on Light\|John Tyndall I would deny flatly that I had anything to do with the Polarizer, in any case. By Proxy\|Gordon Randall Garrett British Dictionary definitions for polarizer polarizer polariser / (ˈpəʊləˌraɪzə) / noun a person or a device that causes polarization Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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