Polaroid Syllabification: (Po·lar·oid)Pronunciation: /ˈpōləˌroid/Definition of Polaroid noun trademark 1material in thin plastic sheets that produces a high degree of plane polarization in light passing through it. (Polaroids) sunglasses with lenses made Polaroid plastic. 2a photograph taken with a Polaroid camera. adjective Photography denoting a type of camera with internal processing that produces a finished print rapidly after each exposure. denoting film for or a photograph taken with a Polaroid camera:a Polaroid snapshotOrigin: 1930s: from polarize + -oidPolaroid in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Polaroid in the British & World English dictionary