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Meaning of polariscope in English:

polariscope

Pronunciation /pə(ʊ)ˈlarɪskəʊp/

noun

another term for polarimeter
  • ‘A simple polariscope may be made and the suspect glass object placed between the two sheets of polaroid, the second sheet having been rotated 90-degrees.’

Origin

Early 19th century from medieval Latin polaris ‘polar’ + -scope.