polarizing filter

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polarize
verb[T]
uk
/ˈpəʊ.lə.raɪz/us
/ˈpoʊ.lə.raɪz/
to cause something, especially something that contains different people or opinions, to divide into two completely ...
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filter
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɪl.tər/us
/ˈfɪl.tɚ/
any of several types of equipment or devices for removing solids from liquids or gases, or for removing particular types ...
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By also inserting apolarizingfilterin different orientations, the angle and degree of polarization can be calculated and used to further enhance the contrast.
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Using this configuration gloss was measured using a contrast method which subtracted the specular component from the total reflectance using apolarizingfilter.
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A wave can be polarized by the use of apolarizingfilter.
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The rearpolarizingfiltercuts out light in one plane.
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When viewed through a uniformlypolarizingfiltersheet oriented in the same plane of polarization, the image is almost completely invisible.
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The two polarizing filters are the outer layers in this structure.
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Linear polarizing filters decrease visibility underwater by limiting ambient light and dimming artificial light sources.
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This partial polarization of scattered light can be taken advantage of using polarizing filters to darken the sky in photographs.
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Devices that block nearly all of the radiation in one mode are known as "polarizing filters" or simply polarizers.
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Liquid crystal light valves work by rotating light between two polarizing filters.
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These work by placing two polarizing filters together at least one of which can rotate.
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To present stereoscopic images and films, two images are projected superimposed onto the same screen or display through different polarizing filters.
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The stress in a piece of work can be observed by placing the item between two polarizing filters.
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The audience wore viewers with gray polarizing filters, similar to the viewers most commonly used today.
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One powerful accessory used with optical microscopes is a pair of crossed polarizing filters.
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There are two types of polarizing filters readily available, linear and circular, which have exactly the same effect photographically.
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The polarizing filters served as analyzers for the detection of measurements of the linearly polarized component of light scattered from the lunar surface.
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