KERR CELL as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • 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
   Hypernyms(s) Kerr cell is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • optical device (what does optical device mean?)