polarimeter

English

Etymology

From polari- +‎ -meter.

Noun

polarimeter (plural polarimeters)

1. An instrument used to measure the rotation of the plane of polarized light as it passes through a sample of an optically active compound; cf. colmascope.

Synonyms

• polariscope

Derived terms

• photopolarimeter
• spectropolarimeter

Related terms

• polarimetric
• polarimetrically
• polarimetry

Translations

instrument

• German: Polarimeter (de) n

See also

• saccharimeter