polaroid
polaroid noun: a sheet of plastic embedded with microscopic crystals of herapathite or similarly acting material, so that light passing through it is polarized.
Noun (1)
polaroid (plural polaroids)
- A sheet of plastic embedded with microscopic crystals of herapathite or similarly acting material, so that light passing through it is polarized.
- In the simplest form of this system, applicable to many microscopes, the substage polar consists only of semicircles of polaroid orientated to give respective planes of polarisation at right angles. Polaroids over the eyepieces are orientated so extinguish the inner halves of the exit pupils.1970, Journal of Entomology: General Entomology, volume 45, page 70
- If there is no sample in the cell, and the second polaroid is rotated until it is at right angles to the first, the observer will see no light.1999, Ted Lister, Janet Renshaw, Understanding Chemistry for Advanced Level, page 234
- Spectacles made with lenses of this material, once used to view certain 3-D movies, now used as sunglasses.
- She went to see BWANA DEVIL and, after donning the polaroids, saw correctly.1978, James L. Limbacher, Four Aspects of the Film, page 160
- […]I discovered my old woggle in a cardboard box, together with my Herald Learn-To-Swim certificate (25 yards without touching the bottom), a copy of the Eltham High School magazine and a pair of polaroids I pinched from a 3-D screening of Bwana Devil in 1953.1979, The Bulletin, volume 100, page 52
- A camera that develops its own film.
- A print from such a camera.
- Simons slides a pair of Polaroids across the table. They depict a couple of color-lit high schoolers standing in what appears to be an empty warehouse.1989 July, Michael Kaplan, “New York Story”, in American Photographer, page 31
- Synonyms:
- Pola
Verb
polaroid (third-person singular simple present polaroids, present participle polaroiding, simple past and past participle polaroided)
- To photograph with a polaroid camera.
Noun (2) capitalized: Polaroid
Polaroid (plural Polaroids)
- Alternative letter-case form of polaroid.
- The doctor took a Polaroid.2004, Johnny Strike, Ports of Hell, page 51
Examples of polaroid in a sentence
- Polaroids are used as window screens to regulate the amount of light entering the room.2010, A.K. Katiyar, Narinder Kumar, Engineering Physics - I, page 357:
- I could carry a spare pair of polaroids; however, Steve usually carries an extra pair which should be sufficient back-up for both of us.2011, Philip Weigall, Fishing Sense, page 203:
Synonyms of polaroid
Forms of polaroid
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | polaroids |
| alternative form | Polaroid |
| plural | Polaroids |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | polaroids |
| present participle | polaroiding |
| past participle | polaroided |
| past | polaroided |
Origin of polaroid
A genericization of the trademark Polaroid, owned by Polaroid Corporation.
Questions about polaroid
- What does polaroid mean?
- Polaroid means a sheet of plastic embedded with microscopic crystals of herapathite or similarly acting material, so that light passing through it is polarized.
- How do you use polaroid in a sentence?
- Polaroids are used as window screens to regulate the amount of light entering the room.
- What part of speech is polaroid?
- Polaroid can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of polaroid?
- The plural of polaroid is polaroids.
Words near polaroid in the dictionary
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