Pō'lar-īz'er, n.
n. That which polarizes; especially, the part of a polariscope which receives and polarizes the light. It is usually a reflecting plate, as a plate of some crystal, as tourmaline, or a doubly-refracting crystal.
n. That which polarizes; especially, the part of a polariscope which receives and polarizes the light. It is usually a reflecting plate, as a plate of some crystal, as tourmaline, or a doubly-refracting crystal.