Term: kerr cell: optical device consisting of a transparent cell with two electrodes between two polarizing media; passes light only if the two planes of polarization are parallel; used as a high-speed shutter or to modulate a laser beam
Broader: object: a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow | Unrelated: broad buckler-fern: European shield fern
Broader: object: a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow | Unrelated: fava bean: shell beans cooked as lima beans
Broader: object: a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow | Unrelated: pseudolarix: one species: golden larch
Broader: object: a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow | Unrelated: immune: a person who is immune to a particular infection
Broader: object: a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow | Unrelated: direct antonym: antonyms that are commonly associated (e.g., `wet' and `dry')
Broader: object: a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow | Unrelated: nature: the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
Broader: object: a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow | Unrelated: podicipitiform seabird: aquatic birds related to the loons
Broader: object: a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow | Unrelated: resilience: an occurrence of rebounding or springing back
Broader: object: a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow | Unrelated: tome: a (usually) large and scholarly book
Broader: object: a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow | Unrelated: canavalia: herbs or woody vines of mainly American tropics and subtropics