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Noun: polariscope  pow'ler-i,skowp [N. Amer], pow'la-ri,skowp [Brit]
  1. An optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarized light
    "The chemist used a polariscope to determine the concentration of sugar in the solution";
    - polarimeter

Derived forms: polariscopes

Type of: optical device

Encyclopedia: Polariscope