colmascope

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Synonyms: colposcope, coloscope, somascope

Antonyms: colposcope, coloscope, somascope

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Noun

1. An [[instrument]] for [[visualise|visualising]] [[stress]]ed [[region]]s, [[especial]]ly [[internal]] regions, in [[substance]]s such as glass, by [[detect]]ing differences in the [[degree]] of [[rotation]] of the plane of [[polarisation]], [[general]]ly by placing the [[object]] between crossed [[polarizer]]s.

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