waveplate

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Etymology[edit]

wave +‎ plate

Noun[edit]

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waveplate (plural waveplates)

  1. (physics) A thin layer of a birefringent material that is used to introduce a controlled phase shift between the two polarization components of a light wave, thereby altering its polarization