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Prisms

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optical prismnounoptical 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.
eyepiecesnounThe 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 lensnounThe 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.
collimatingnounThat collimates, or employs collimation
magnificationsnounThe 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.
crystalsnounan album by Sam Rivers released by Impulse!
spectroscopenounAn optical instrument used for spectrographic analysis .
gnomonnounAn 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.
polaritiesnounThe separation, alignment or orientation of something into two opposed poles.
diffractingnoun
parabolic mirrornounA 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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