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Polaroid

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Po·lar·oid  (pl-roid)
1. A trademark used for a specially treated, transparent plastic capable of polarizing light passing through it, used in glare-reducing optical devices.
2. A trademark used for a camera and film that produce instant photographs.

Polaroid [ˈpəʊləˌrɔɪd]
n
1. (Physics / General Physics) a type of plastic sheet that can polarize a transmitted beam of normal light because it is composed of long parallel molecules. It only transmits plane-polarized light if these molecules are parallel to the plane of polarization and, since reflected light is partly polarized, it is often used in sunglasses to eliminate glare
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography)
Polaroid Land Camera any of several types of camera yielding a finished print by means of a special developing and processing technique that occurs inside the camera and takes only a few seconds to complete
3. (plural) sunglasses with lenses made from Polaroid plastic
adj
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) of, relating to, using, or used in a Polaroid Land Camera Polaroid film
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.PolaroidPolaroid - (trade mark) a plastic film that can polarize a beam of light; often used in sunglasses to eliminate glare
plastic film, film - a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things
dark glasses, shades, sunglasses - spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; "he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades"
brand, brand name, marque, trade name - a name given to a product or service
Translations
Polaroid® [ˈpəʊlərɔɪd]
A. ADJPolaroid ®
B. N
1. (also Polaroid camera) → Polaroid ® f; (= photograph) → foto f de Polaroid ®
2. Polaroids (also Polaroid sunglasses) → gafas fpl de sol antirreflectantes
Polaroid®
n (= camera)Polaroidkamera® f, → Sofortbildkamera f; (= photograph)Sofortbild nt
Polaroid® [ˈpəʊləˌrɔɪd] n
a. (Polaroid photograph) → foto f inv polaroid ® (also Polaroid camera) → (macchina fotografica) polaroid ® f inv
b. Polaroids npl (also Polaroid sunglasses) → occhiali mpl polaroid ® inv
c. (material) → polaroid ® m inv

Polaroid® [ˈpəʊləˌrɔɪd] n
a. (Polaroid photograph) → foto f inv polaroid ® (also Polaroid camera) → (macchina fotografica) polaroid ® f inv
b. Polaroids npl (also Polaroid sunglasses) → occhiali mpl polaroid ® inv
c. (material) → polaroid ® m inv


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