MEANING
A device that selects or produces light with a particular orientation of its electric-field oscillation.
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Words that belong together
- optical polarizer
- linear polarizer
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The polarizer made the reflected markings easier to see.
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- polarizer
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Usage notes
Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular polarizer; plural polarizers. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: uncommon.
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