polaroid

Alternative forms

 * Polaroid

Etymology
Genericization of the trademark, owned by Polaroid Corporation.

Noun

 * 1) A sheet of plastic embedded with microscopic crystals of herapathite or similarly acting material, so that light passing through it is polarised.
 * 2)  Spectacles made with lenses of polaroid, once used to view certain 3-D movies.
 * 3)  Polaroid sunglasses.
 * 4) A camera that develops its own film.
 * 5) A print from such a camera.
 * 1)  Polaroid sunglasses.
 * 2) A camera that develops its own film.
 * 3) A print from such a camera.
 * 1) A camera that develops its own film.
 * 2) A print from such a camera.
 * 1) A camera that develops its own film.
 * 2) A print from such a camera.
 * 1) A print from such a camera.

Synonyms

 * instant camera

Translations

 * Hungarian: polaroid fényképezőgép
 * Swedish: polaroidkamera


 * French:
 * Hungarian: polaroid fénykép
 * Swedish: polaroidbild

Verb

 * 1)  To photograph with a polaroid camera.

Etymology
From the registered brand name "", trademark of an American company whose initial market was in polarized sunglasses.

Noun

 * 1)   instant photographic process

Etymology
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Etymology
. Attested since 1939.

Noun

 * 1) a  (polarizing plastic sheet)