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Polarimeter vs Photopolarimeter - What's the difference?

polarimeter | photopolarimeter |

As nouns the difference between polarimeter and photopolarimeter

is that polarimeter is an instrument used to measure the rotation of the plane of polarized light as it passes through a sample of an optically active compound while photopolarimeter is a combination of a polarimeter and a photometer.

polarimeter

English

Noun

(wikipedia polarimeter) (en noun)
  • An instrument used to measure the rotation of the plane of polarized light as it passes through a sample of an optically active compound.

    • See also

    * saccharimeter

    photopolarimeter

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A combination of a polarimeter and a photometer