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Definitions of prism in various dictionaries:
noun - a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms
noun - optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz
A solid figure whose bases or ends have the same size and shape and are parallel to one another, and each of whose sides is a parallelogram.
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| A cube is an example of a rectangular one of these; A Pink Floyd cover displays a triangular one |
| Newton used one of these to spread out white light into a colored band |
| This object in a spectrometer spreads a beam of light into separate colors |
| Used by Isaac Newton to study light, this multi-sided object is found in modern spectrometers |
| Lex has a whole spectrum of uses for this optical device seen here: |
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| a solid geometric figure whose two ends are similar, equal, and parallel rectilinear figures, and whose sides are parallelograms. |
| optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz used to deviate a beam or invert an image |
| a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms |
| a transparent glass or plastic object that separates white light that passes through it into different colours |
| a transparent object, often glass, that separates white light into different colors |
| A solid figure whose bases or ends have the same size and shape and are parallel to one another, and each of whose sides is a parallelogram. |
| A transparent body of this form, often of glass and usually with triangular ends, used for separating white light passed through it into a spectrum or for reflecting beams of light. |
| A cut-glass object, such as a pendant of a chandelier. |
| A crystal form consisting of three or more similar faces parallel to a single axis. |
| A medium that misrepresents whatever is seen through it. |
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In optics, a prism is a transparent optical element with flat, polished surfaces that refract light. At least two of the flat surfaces must have an angle between them. The exact angles between the surfaces depend on the application. The traditional geometrical shape is that of a triangular prism with a triangular base and rectangular sides, and in colloquial use "prism" usually refers to this type. Some types of optical prism are not in fact in the shape of geometric prisms. Prisms can be made from any material that is transparent to the wavelengths for which they are designed. Typical materials include glass, plastic, and fluorite. * A dispersive prism can be used to break light up into its constituent spectral colors (the colors of the rainbow). Furthermore, prisms can be used to reflect light, or to split light into components with different polarizations. |