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polariscope

po·lar·i·scope [ pō lárrə skp ] (plural po·lar·i·scopes)


noun 
Definition:
 
instrument for studying polarized light: an instrument used to study either a substance exposed to polarized light or the effects of a substance on polarized light

[Early 19th century. < modern Latin polaris "polar"]
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