Associations to the word «Polarimeter»

Wiktionary

POLARIMETER, noun. An instrument used to measure the rotation of the plane of polarized light as it passes through a sample of an optically active compound.

Dictionary definition

POLARIMETER, noun. An optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarized light.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne