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| optical prismnoun | optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image |
| lensnoun | (optics) An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it. |
| refractnoun | (transitive, physics) Of a medium, substance, object, etc.: to deflect the course of (light rays), esp. when they enter the medium, etc., at an oblique angle; to cause refraction of (light, other electromagnetic radiation, or sound or other wave phenomena). |
| parallelogramsnoun | (geometry) A convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length. |
| convex lensnoun | (optics) A lens having at least one convex surface, such that light passing through it may be brought to a focus. |
| eyepiecesnoun | The lens (or the component containing a combination of lenses) at the eye end of a microscope or telescope by which the image is viewed. |
| diffraction gratingnoun | (physics) a surface having many closely spaced lines or slits; used to produce optical spectra by mutual interference |
| fresnel lensnoun | The hollow cylindrical lens used in the Fresnel lantern. |
| refractionnoun | (physics) The turning or bending of any wave, such as a light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different optical density. |
| collimatingnoun | That collimates, or employs collimation |
| magnificationsnoun | The apparent enlargement of an object in an image, for example using a lens, or by zooming in on a computer. |
| polyhedronnoun | (geometry) A solid figure with many flat faces and straight edges. |
| crystalsnoun | an album by Sam Rivers released by Impulse! |
| spectroscopenoun | An optical instrument used for spectrographic analysis . |
| gnomonnoun | An object such as a pillar or a rod that is used to tell time by the shadow it casts when the sun shines on it, especially the pointer on a sundial. |
| polaritiesnoun | The separation, alignment or orientation of something into two opposed poles. |
| diffractingnoun | — |
| parabolic mirrornoun | A curved mirror with a reflecting surface that forms part of a paraboloid (as opposed to, for example, a sphere) |
| birefringencenoun | (physics) The splitting of a ray of light into two parallel rays of perpendicular polarization by passage through an optically anisotropic medium; the property of a material that light passing through it is so split. |
| opacitiesnoun | (uncountable) The state or quality of being opaque, not allowing light to pass through. |
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