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Polaroid Camera Po·Lar·Oid Trademark Light Polarizing Material Eyeglasses Lamps

Title Polaroid
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
Po·lar·oid
 \\ˈpō-lə-ˌrȯid\\ trademark
— used especially for a light-polarizing material used especially in eyeglasses and lamps to prevent glare or for a camera that produces developed pictures
English Etymology
Polaroid
  material which in thin sheets produces a high degree of plane polarization of light passing through it, 1936, prop. name (Sheet Polarizer Co., Union City, N.J.). As a type of camera producing prints in a short time, it is attested from 1961.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
Polaroid
Po·lar·oid™ / 5pEulErCidNAmE 5pou- / noun1. [C] (also 7Polaroid 'camera) a camera that can produce a photograph within a few seconds
   宝丽来照相机;拍立得照相机
2. [C] a photograph that has been taken with a Polaroid camera
   宝丽来一次成像照片;拍立得相片
3. [U] a transparent substance that is put on 
sunglasses
 and car windows to make the sun seem less bright
   (太阳镜或汽车玻璃上的)偏光薄膜:
   Polaroid sunglasses 
   偏光膜太阳镜 
4. Polaroids [pl.] (also 7Polaroid 'sunglasses)  
sunglasses
 that have a layer of Polaroid on them
   偏光膜太阳镜;贴膜太阳镜
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
Po·lar·oid
\ˈpōləˌrȯid\ trademark
— used for a light-polarizing material comprising in one form oriented suspensions of dichroic particles in a light-transmitting medium and used especially in eyeglasses and lamps to prevent glare and in various optical devices

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