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KERR CELL
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Optical device consisting of a transparent cell with two electrodes between two polarizing media; passes light only if the two planes of polarization are parallel; used as a high-speed shutter or to modulate a laser beam
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("Kerr cell" is a kind of...):
optical device (a device for producing or controlling light)
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