- polariscopic
- adjective see polariscope
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
polariscopic
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Polariscopic — Po*lar i*scop ic, a. (Opt.) Of or pertaining to the polariscope; obtained by the use of a polariscope; as, polariscopic observations. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
polariscopic — Relating to the polariscope or to polariscopy. * * * po·lari·scop·ic pō .lar ə skäp ik, pə adj of, relating to, or obtained by the use of a polariscope <polariscopic observations> po·lari·scop·i·cal·ly i k(ə )lē adv * * * po·lar·i·scop·ic… … Medical dictionary
polariscopic — pəʊ lærɪ skÉ‘pɪk / skÉ’p adj. of polarized light (Optics) … English contemporary dictionary
polariscopic — po·lar·i·scop·ic … English syllables
polariscopic — … Useful english dictionary
polariscope — polariscopic /poh lar euh skop ik, peuh /, adj. polariscopically, adv. /poh lar euh skohp , peuh /, n. Optics. an instrument for measuring or exhibiting the polarization of light or for examining substances in polarized light, often to determine… … Universalium
polariscope — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from polarization Date: 1829 1. an instrument for studying the properties of or examining substances in polarized light 2. polarimeter 2 • polariscopic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
James Lick telescope — Infobox Telescope bgcolour = name = James Lick Telescope caption = The James Lick Telescope, shown here in an 1889 drawing. organization = University of California location = Lick Observatory, San Jose, California, USA wavelength = optical built … Wikipedia
polariscope — [pə larɪskəʊp] noun another term for polarimeter. Derivatives polariscopic adjective … English new terms dictionary
polariscope — [pō lar′ə skōp΄] n. [ POLARI(ZE) + SCOPE] 1. an instrument for detecting or demonstrating the polarization of light, or for looking at things in polarized light 2. POLARIMETER (sense 2) polariscopic [pō lar′iskäp′ik] adj … English World dictionary
