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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English polarized English unpolarized From un- + polarized.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Not polarized.
Instead of using unpolarized sunlight as my light source and then filtering it with a polarizer, I can just use my screen as a source of polarized light.
2013 July 16, skullsinthestars, “Simple fun with polarizers!”, in Skulls in the Stars, archived from the original on 05 Apr 2022:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unpolarised | alternative | lexicographic |