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quarter-wave plate
/
ˈkwɔr
tərˌweɪv
/
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kwawr
-ter-weyv
]
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noun
Optics
.
a crystal thin enough to cause a phase difference of 90° between the ordinary and extraordinary rays of polarized light, thereby converting circularly polarized light into plane polarized light.
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Origin:
1880–85
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