polariscope

polariscope
polariscopic /poh lar'euh skop"ik, peuh-/, adj.polariscopically, adv.
/poh lar"euh skohp', peuh-/, n. Optics.
an instrument for measuring or exhibiting the polarization of light or for examining substances in polarized light, often to determine stress and strain in glass and other substances.
[1820-30; < ML polari(s) POLAR + -SCOPE]

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