polarizer
/pˈoʊlɚˌaɪzɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any device that produces polarized light.
Example Sentences
- "a polarizer of opinions"
- "When the polarizers are aligned in the same direction, they block the same state of polarization, i.e. they both block horizontally polarized light, and both let the vertically polarized light through. The second polarizer therefore has no effect on the light. When the polarizers are aligned perpendicular to one another, one will block the horizontally polarized light and the other will block vertically polarized light — no light at all gets through the pair!"
Etymology
Etymology tree English polarize Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English polarizer From polarize + -er.