plane polarization


noun Optics.

polarization of light in which the vibrations are confined to a single plane, that of the wave front.
Also called linear polarization.

OTHER WORDS FROM plane polarization

plane-po·lar·ized [pleyn-poh-luh-rahyzd] /ˈpleɪnˈpoʊ ləˌraɪzd/, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for linear polarization

plane polarization

noun

a type of polarization in which the electric vector of waves of light or other electromagnetic radiation is restricted to vibration in a single plane