Polaroid

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.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Polaroid - (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. ADJ → Polaroid ®

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

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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