n.
Pronunciation: ˌ p ō -l ə - ' ri-m ə -t ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from polarization
Date: 1855
1 : an instrument for determining the amount of polarization of light or the proportion of polarized light in a partially polarized ray
2 : a polariscope for measuring the amount of rotation of the plane of polarization especially by liquids
– po · lar · i · met · ric \ p ō - ˌ la-r ə - ' me-trik \ adjective
– po · lar · im · e · try \ ˌ p ō -l ə - ' ri-m ə -tr ē \ noun