| 释义 |
biquartz Optics.|ˈbaɪkwɔːts|
[bi-2.]
A double quartz plate used for detecting polarization.
1878Lockyer Stargazing 452 There is also another instrument for detecting polarization which is perhaps more commonly used than the biquartz. 1884A. Daniell Princ. Physics 510 A double-quartz plate, or Biquartz. 1890T. Preston Th. Light 373 The biquartz..consists of two semicircular plates of quartz placed in juxtaposition. 1911Encycl. Brit. XXI. 938/1 The chief features of Soleil's saccharimeter are the biquartz and the compensator. |