— 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; polari ( s ) POLAR + -SCOPE ]