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polarizing filter

Syllabification: (po·lar·iz·ing fil·ter)
Definition of polarizing filter

noun

  • a photographic or optical filter that polarizes the light passing through it, used chiefly for reducing reflections and improving contrast. Two polarizing filters are often used together, such that rotation of one of them results in a neutral density filter of variable density.

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