Usually means: Rotation of plane-polarized light.
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  3. optical rotation: Collins English Dictionary
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  6. optical rotation: Dictionary.com
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  1. Optical Rotation: Eric Weisstein's World of Physics

Definitions from Wiktionary (optical rotation)

noun:  (physics) The rotation of the plane of polarization of plane polarized light as it passes through a chiral medium

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