polaroid
noun
Simple meaning
A camera that develops its own film.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
pohleroydSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpoʊlɚɔɪd
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
A camera that develops its own film.
A print from such a camera.
in the plural
Spectacles made with lenses of this material, once used to view certain 3-D movies, now used as sunglasses.
A sheet of plastic embedded with microscopic crystals of herapathite or similarly acting material, so that light passing through it is polarized.
Alternative letter-case form of polaroid.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Formality
- Technical
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This meaning: A camera that develops its own film.
Used this way, polaroid is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Sheet / plastic
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Word Family
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Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A camera that develops and produces a positive print within seconds.
A camera that develops and produces a positive print within seconds.
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