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Prism (geometry)
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Prism (geometry) — For other uses, see Prism (disambiguation). Set of uniform prisms (A hexagonal prism is shown) Type uniform polyhedron Faces 2+n total: 2 {n} n {4} Edges … Wikipedia
Prism — may refer to:cience and mathematics* Prism (optics), a transparent object which refracts light ** Dispersive prism, the most familiar type of optical prism * Prism (geometry), a kind of polyhedron * Prism (geology), a kind of sedimentary… … Wikipedia
Prism (optics) — For other uses, see Prism (disambiguation). A plastic prism In optics, a prism is a transparent optical element with flat, polished surfaces that refract light. The exact angles between the surfaces depend on the application. The traditional… … Wikipedia
prism — ► NOUN 1) a piece of glass or other transparent material of regular shape, used to separate white light into a spectrum of colours. 2) Geometry a solid geometric figure whose two ends are similar, equal, and parallel rectilinear figures, and… … English terms dictionary
Prism compressor — A prism compressor is an optical device used to shorten the duration of a positively chirped ultrashort laser pulse by giving different wavelength components a different time delay. It typically consists of two prisms and a mirror. Figure 1 shows … Wikipedia
prism — /ˈprɪzəm / (say prizuhm) noun 1. Optics a transparent body (especially one with triangular bases) used for decomposing light into its spectrum or for reflecting light beams. 2. Geometry a solid whose bases or ends are any congruent and parallel… …
prism — prɪzm n. piece of transparent glass or crystal with triangular bases (used to separate light into the colors of the spectrum); solid figure whose ends are equal and parallel polygons and whose faces are parallelograms (Geometry) … English contemporary dictionary
prism — [ prɪz(ə)m] noun 1》 Geometry a solid geometric figure whose two ends are similar, equal, and parallel rectilinear figures, and whose sides are parallelograms. 2》 Optics a transparent object in this form, especially one with triangular ends used… … English new terms dictionary
Triangular prism — In geometry, a triangular prism or three sided prism is a type of prism; it is a polyhedron made of a triangular base, a translated copy, and 3 faces joining corresponding sides.If the sides are squares, it is called a uniform polyhedron. In… … Wikipedia
Multiple-prism dispersion theory — The first description of multiple prism arrays, and multiple prism dispersion, was given by Newton in his book Opticks.[1] Prism pair expanders were introduced by Brewster in 1813.[2] A modern mathematical description of the single prism… … Wikipedia
Cylinder (geometry) — A right circular cylinder A cylinder is one of the most basic curvilinear geometric shapes, the surface formed by the points at a fixed distance from a given line segment, the axis of the cylinder. The solid enclosed by this surface and by two… … Wikipedia
