'Polarimeter' definitions:
Definition of 'polarimeter'
From: WordNet
noun
An optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarized light [syn: polarimeter, polariscope]
Definition of 'Polarimeter'
From: GCIDE
- Polarimeter \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. [1913 Webster]