polarimeter

Noun

Meaning

An instrument for determining the amount of polarization of light, or the proportion of polarized light, in a partially polarized ray.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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This usage makes a polarimeter a tool of great importance to those trading in or using sugar syrups in bulk. Source: Internet

This is measured using a polarimeter in which polarized light is passed through a tube of the liquid, at the end of which is another polarizer which is rotated in order to null the transmission of light through it. Source: Internet

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