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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

POLARISCOPE

Po *lar "i *scope, n. Etym: [Polar + -scope. ] (Opt. )

Defn: An instrument consisting essentially of a polarizer and an analyzer, used for polarizing light, and analyzing its properties.

New American Oxford Dictionary

polariscope

po lar i scope |pəˈlarəˌskōp poʊˈlɛrəˌskoʊp | ▶noun another term for polarimeter. DERIVATIVES po lar i scop ic |pəˌlarəˈskäpik |adjective ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from medieval Latin polaris ‘polar ’ + -scope .

Oxford Dictionary

polariscope

polariscope |pəˈlarɪskəʊp | ▶noun another term for polarimeter. DERIVATIVES polariscopic |-ˈskɒpɪk |adjective ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from medieval Latin polaris ‘polar ’ + -scope .