WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cir′cular polariza′tion, [Optics.]
  1. Opticspolarization in which the vector representing the instantaneous intensity of the electromagnetic field describes a circular helix in the direction of propagation. Cf. elliptical polarization. 
  • 1965–70

'circular polarization' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
elliptical polarization - polarization

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