Understanding the meaning of prism

prism

/'prɪzəm/

noun
optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image
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Similar:

optical prism

type of:
optical device

part of:
scope spectroscope telescope biprism prism spectroscope
noun
a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms
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type of:
polyhedron

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