POLARISCOPIC
Po*lar`i*scop"ic, a. (Opt.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the polariscope; obtained by the use of a polariscope; as, polariscopic observations.
POLARISCOPY
Po`lar*is"co*py, n. (Opt.)
Defn: The art or rocess of making observations with the polariscope.
POLARISTIC
Po`lar*is"tic, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or exhibiting, poles; having a polar arrangement or disposition; arising from, or dependent upon, the possession of poles or polar characteristics; as, polaristic antagonism.
POLARITY
Po*lar"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. polarité.]
1. (Physics)
Defn: That quality or condition of a body in virtue of which it exhibits opposite, or contrasted, properties or powers, in opposite, or contrasted, parts or directions; or a condition giving rise to a contrast of properties corresponding to a contrast of positions, as, for example, attraction and repulsion in the opposite parts of a magnet, the dissimilar phenomena corresponding to the different sides of a polarized ray of light, etc.
2. (Geom.)