interstellar polarization

noun

The polarization of the light received from distant stars as a result of interaction with dust particles

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Meanings

nouninterstellar polarization (countable and uncountable, plural interstellar polarizations)

plural interstellar polarizations

  1. countableuncountableThe polarization of the light received from distant stars as a result of interaction with dust particles
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