Polaroid

 
Pronunciation: /ˈpəʊlərɔɪd/

noun

trademark
  • 1 [mass noun] material in thin plastic sheets that produces a high degree of plane polarization in light passing through it: [as modifier]: Polaroid sunglasses
  • (Polaroids) sunglasses with lenses made from Polaroid plastic: I lectured, pulling my Polaroids down to the end of my nose
  • 2a photograph taken with a Polaroid camera: she’s come to take more Polaroids

adjective

Photography
  • relating to or denoting a type of camera with internal processing that produces a finished print rapidly after each exposure.

Origin:

1930s: from polarize + -oid