Meanings
nounspectropolarimeter (plural spectropolarimeters)
plural spectropolarimeters
- engineeringA device for measuring the optical properties of polarized light.
Origin
- Latinspeciō
- Latinspectrum
- Englishspectrum
- Englishspectro-
- Englishpolarimeter
- Englishspectropolarimeter
From spectro- + polarimeter.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish spektropolarimetri
- spektropolarimetridevice for measuring polarized light
Japanese 偏光分光計
- 偏光分光計 (henkou bunkoukei)device for measuring polarized light
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APA
spectropolarimeter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spectropolarimeter
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“spectropolarimeter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spectropolarimeter. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spectropolarimeter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spectropolarimeter.
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