Definition of Polarizer
1. n. That which polarizes; especially, the part of a polariscope which receives and polarizes the light. It is usually a reflecting plate, or a plate of some crystal, as tourmaline, or a doubly refracting crystal.
Definition of Polarizer
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Medical Definition of Polarizer
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That which polarizes; especially, the part of a polarizcope which receives and polarizes the light. It is usually a reflecting plate, or a plate of some crystal, as tourmaline, or a doubly refracting crystal.
A first polarizing element inserted before a preparation. When its vibration direction is at right angles to the vibration direction of the analyser, the field becomes black if no anisotropic specimen is on the stage or when viewing an anisotropic substance in an extinction position or directly down an optic axis of an anisotropic crystal.
See: analyser, eyepiece, positive.
(28 Oct 1998)
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