Polariscope (Noun)
Meaning
An optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarized light.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The laboratory was equipped with a state-of-the-art polariscope to study the optical properties of the newly synthesized compounds.
- The polariscope allowed researchers to quantify the amount of rotation caused by the sugar solution.
- The chemist used a polariscope to measure the optical activity of the natural product extracts.
- By employing a polariscope, the scientists were able to detect even small changes in the rotation of the polarized light.
- The students used a simple polariscope to observe the effects of optically active substances on plane-polarized light.