polarizer

Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

po·lar·ize

(pō′lə-rīz′)

v. po·lar·ized, po·lar·iz·ing, po·lar·iz·es

v.tr.

a. To induce polarization in or impart polarity to.

b. To design so as to permit light only of a certain polarization: Are these sunglasses polarized?

2. To cause to divide into two conflicting or opposing groups: The issue of slavery polarized the nation.

v.intr.

1. To acquire polarity.

2. To cause polarization of light or permit light of a certain polarization.

3. To become divided into two conflicting or opposing groups: The town is polarizing into opposing factions over the issue.

po′lar·iz′a·ble adj.

po′lar·iz′er n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

polarizer

(ˈpəʊləˌraɪzə) or

polariser

a person or a device that causes polarization

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

Mentioned in ?

References in periodicals archive ?

3 USE FILTERS AND A POLARIZER Graduated neutral-density filters and a high-quality polarizer can be effective in increasing dynamic range and saturation while reducing glare.

COVER STORIES: For 20 years, Thomas J. Story has explored the West as Sunset's staff photographer. In this issue, he shares advice he's learned from shooting countless camping stories and covers over the years

LG Chem is increasing its investment in its polarizer factory in China's southern city of Guangzhou to expand its capacity and strengthen its presence there.

LG Chem ramps up investment in China

The chromaticity coordinates can be estimated by measuring the degree of depolarization of the polarizer and the color filter.

Light Leakage of Multidomain Vertical Alignment LCDs Using a Colorimetric Model in the Dark State

For example, the QO demultiplexer in MASTER has three FSS and one polarizer to perform the separation of five bands for measuring the atmospheric chemistry objectives [2].

Theoretical and Experimental Comparison Results of Dual-Channel 3D Quasi-Optical Network System between Frequency Selective Surface and Wire Grid Polarizer

To generate a CP wave, in addition to the way to generate it directly using CP antenna, an alternative effective way is to generate a linearly polarized (LP) wave and employ a CP polarizer to convert it into a CP wave, and this way is particularly attractive in situations where the radiating system is a planar antenna array, and generating CP waves at the each element is not convenient.

A Wide-Angle and Wide-Band Circular Polarizer Using a Bi-Layer Metasurface

Another tech that Samsung allegedly showed off at MWC 2017 was a new OLED display that doesn't have a polarizer. Because of the OLED display not having a polarizer, the screen is brighter while also being more power efficient.

Samsung Reportedly Working On New Force Touch, OLED Tech

Figure 7(a) reveals the fluorescence without any polarizer; whereas Figure 7(b) shows the fluorescence with the polarizer maintained at 0, 90, 180, and 270 degrees of orientation.

Using a Spectrofluorometer for Resonance Raman Spectra of Organic Molecules

A second nanotube, known as the "polarizer," acts as the "glue" that allows the two electrons to attract.

Electrons made to attract each other: experiment is step toward high-temp superconductors

The technology works by sending a stream of light through a polarizer, through a sample of the fluid on a microscope slide, and then through another polarizer before it reaches an image sensor microchip, a component also found in mobile phone cameras and webcams.

Portable imaging system could simplify gout diagnosis

Sn grain morphology was characterized by crossed polarizer light microscopy (PLM).

Surface finishes

These dots change the polarization of light travelling through the disc which is read using a microscope and polarizer.