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nounan optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarized light
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optical device
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷel-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷól-os
- Proto-Hellenic*pólos
- Ancient Greekπόλος (pólos)
- Latinpolus
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Late Latinpolāri
- Englishpolar
- Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
- Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
- Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
- Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
- Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
- Englishpolariscope
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APA
polariscope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polariscope
MLA
“polariscope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polariscope. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polariscope,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polariscope.
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