Etymology

spectropolarimeter

Today it means: A device for measuring the optical properties of polarized light. Full definition →

English polarimeter ← Latin spectrum
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  1. Latinspeciō
  2. Latinspectrum
  3. Englishspectrum
  4. Englishspectro-
  5. Englishpolarimeter
  6. English todayspectropolarimeter

From spectro- + polarimeter.

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