Definition of Polaremeter

Definition of Polaremeter

Po`lar*im"e*ter (?), n. [Polar + -meter.] (Opt.) An instrument for determining the amount of polarization of light, or the proportion of polarized light, in a partially polarized ray.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

an instrument used to measure the rotation of the plane of polarized light as it passes through a sample of an optically active compound

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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