n 1  :  an instrument for determining the amount of polarization of light or the proportion of polarized light in a partially polarized ray  2  :  a polariscope for measuring the amount of rotation of the plane of polarization esp. by liquids po*lari*met*ric adj po*lar*im*e*try n pl  -tries  
 
 
 
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