Crossword clues for polarimeter
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Polarimeter \Po`lar*im"e*ter\, n. [Polar + -meter.] (Opt.) An instrument for determining the amount of polarization of light, or the proportion of polarized light, in a partially polarized ray.
Wiktionary
n. An instrument used to measure the rotation of the plane of polarized light as it passes through a sample of an optically active compound.
WordNet
n. an optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarized light [syn: polariscope]
Wikipedia
A polarimeter is a scientific instrument used to measure the angle of rotation caused by passing polarized light through an optically active substance.
Some chemical substances are optically active, and polarized (unidirectional) light will rotate either to the left (counter-clockwise) or right (clockwise) when passed through these substances. The amount by which the light is rotated is known as the angle of rotation.
Usage examples of "polarimeter".
Strain gauge, voltmeter, tarot, polarimeter, dowser, reckoner, mummy dust, microscope, you name it, probably you could find it here.
The reflected beam returned through a receiving lens in the polarimeter, which automatically rotated back and forth seeking a colored path in the object examined.
And the polarimeter showed that none of the strands anywhere had been pressed or stretched or, so far as he could tell, even touched.
And the only difference between the two drugs as far as detection goes is that, when viewed through an optical rotatory device called a polarimeter, dextromethorphan rotates light to the right, and levomethorphan rotates light to the left.
The labs in my building did not have a polarimeter or any way to test for levomethorphan.
When that is done I place the extract into the polarimeter, which looks very much like a telescope.
And the only difference between the two drugs as far as detection goes is that, when viewed through an optical rotatory device called a polarimeter, dextromethorphan rotates light to the right, and levomethorphan rotates light to the left.