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kerr cell

noun /kɜrsɛl/ 9 letters Scrabble 14 WWF 17
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noun

optical device consisting of a transparent cell with two electrodes between two polarizing media; passes light only if the two planes of polarization are parallel; used as a high-speed shutter or to modulate a laser beam

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