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Noun: optical prism
  1. Optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image
    - prism

Derived forms: optical prisms

Type of: optical device

Part of: biprism, prism spectroscope, scope, spectroscope, telescope

Encyclopedia: Optical prism

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