| NOUN | artifact | optical prism, prism | optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz |
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| Meaning | 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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| Synonym | prism | |
| Part of | biprism | An optical device for obtaining interference fringes |
| spectroscope, prism spectroscope | An optical instrument for spectrographic analysis | |
| telescope, scope | A magnifier of images of distant objects | |
| Narrower | erecting prism | A right-angled optical prism used to turn an inverted image upright |
| Broader | optical device | A device for producing or controlling light |
| Spanish | prisma, prisma óptico | |
| Catalan | prisma, prisma òptic | |
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