Get Affordable VMs - excellent virtual server hosting


browse words by letter
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

polarimetermore about polarimeter

polarimeter


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Polarimeter  \Po`lar*im"e*ter\,  n.  [Polar  +  -meter.]  (Opt.) 
  An  instrument  for  determining  the  amount  of  polarization  of 
  light,  or  the  proportion  of  polarized  light,  in  a  partially 
  polarized  ray. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  polarimeter 
  n  :  an  apparatus  to  measure  the  rotation  of  the  plane  of 
  vibration  of  polarized  light  [syn:  {polariscope}] 




more about polarimeter