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elliptical polarization
el·lip·ti·cal po·lar·i·za·tion


noun 
Definition:
 
rotation of varying light: a phenomenon observed in electromagnetic radiation in which the electric field vector magnitude varies and rotates in a circle around the direction of wave propagation
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