polaroid

Develops before you

Polaroid with a lowercase p refers to the polarizing material itself—a thin plastic sheet that filters light waves to reduce glare.

Used in sunglasses, camera filters, and LCD screens, it blocks light vibrating in certain directions while allowing other orientations through.

The polaroid coating on these lenses cuts the reflection off the water. (Capitalized Polaroid is the brand name.)

optics

filter

Porous separation device

  • glareFierce stare or brightness
  • sunglassesTinted eye protection
  • LCDLowest shared fraction bottom

reflection · lenses · coating · sheet · plastic

Categories
Opposites
photographic technology

polaroiddigital photography

Image capture using sensors

digital camera · smartphone camera · DSLR · mirrorless camera · digital image

image permanence/medium

polaroidInstagram post

Shared social media content

Snapchat · cloud storage · screenshot · virtual image · data

image permanence and editability

polaroidRAW file

Unprocessed camera sensor output

CGI

Phrases
Family

polarization, polarity, polarizing, bipolar, polarize, polarized, multipolar, unipolar, polarities

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G