Look up: Prism

1. Prism
   Glass block which bends light to varying degrees, depending on wavelength, so separating it into its component colours. Also sometimes the given name to pentaprism finder. (see Pentaprism & Finder)
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2. prism
   [n] - a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms 2. [n] - optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz
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3. PRISM
   Photo-Refractive Information Storage Material
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4. Prism
   (In topic `ERP & Supply Chain`) Prism is Wonderware Corporation`s (since their acquisition of Marcam Solutions) AS400 oriented ERP solution.
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5. Prism
   A transparent optical element with at least two polished planes inclined toward each other, from which light reflects or through which it is refracted. See also: Polyhedral.
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6. prism
   A solid figure that has two congruent, polygon-shaped bases, and other faces that are all rectangles
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   rectangular prism triangular prism
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7. prism
   a transparent body that is bounded in part by two non-parallel plane faces and is used to deviate or disperse a beam of light Category: Physics • a transparent optical element,usually of glass or plastic,bounded by at least two planes secting at a refracting edge.The angle formed at the ...
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8. Prism
   Triangular-shaped glass or other transparent material. When light is passed through a prism, its wavelengths refracts into a rainbow of colours. This demonstrates that light is composed of colour, and indicates the arrangement of colours in the visible spectrum.
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9. Prism
   Prism (prĭz'm) noun [ Latin prisma , Greek pri`sma , from pri`zein , pri`ein , to saw: confer French prisme .] 1. (Geom.) A solid whose bases or ends are any similar, equal, and paral...
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10. prism
    <microscopy> A transparent body with at least two polished plane faces inclined with respect to each other, from which light is reflected or through which light is refracted. When light is refracted by a prism whose refractive index exceeds that of the surrounding medium, it is deviated or ben...
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11. prism
    optical prism 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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12. prism
    noun a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms
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13. prism
    (priz´әm) a solid of glass, plastic, or a similar substance with a triangular or polygonal cross section, which splits up a ray of light into its constituent colors and turns or deflects light rays toward its base. Prisms are used to correct deviations of the eyes, since they alter the apparent situation of ...
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14. Prism
    • (n.) A form the planes of which are parallel to the vertical axis. See Form, n., 13. • (n.) A solid whose bases or ends are any similar, equal, and parallel plane figures, and whose sides are parallelograms. • (n.) A transparent body, with usually three rectangular plane faces or si...
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15. prism
    in optics, piece of glass or other transparent material cut with precise angles and plane faces, useful for analyzing and reflecting light. An ... [12 related articles]
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16. PRISM
    A distributed logic language. ['PRISM: A Parallel Inference System for Problem Solving', S. Kasif et al, Proc 1983 Logic Prog Workshop, pp. 123-152].
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17. Prism
    Triangular-shaped glass or other transparent material. When light is passed through a prism, its wavelengths refracts into a rainbow of colours. This demonstrates that light is composed of colour, and indicates the arrangement of colours in the visible spectrum
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18. prism
    prism, in optics, a piece of translucent glass or crystal used to form a spectrum of light separated according to colors. Its cross section is usually triangular. The light becomes separated because different wavelengths or frequencies are refracted (bent) by different amounts as they enter the pris...
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19. Prism
    A prism is a solid figure that is essentially triangular in shape and made of a transparent material. They are used in physics to deviate or disperse a ray in optical instruments or laboratory experiments. If a narrow beam of white light is passed through a prism it is split into a range of colours....
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20. prism
    Type: Term Pronunciation: prizm Definitions: 1. A transparent solid with sides that converge at an angle, which deflects a ray of light toward the thickest portion (the base) and splits white light into its component colors; in spectacles, a prism corrects ocular muscle imbalance.
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21. prism
    (mathematics) In mathematics, a solid figure whose cross-section is the same along its length. When a slice is cut through a prism, the size and shape of the cross-section is always the same. A cube, for example, is a rectangu...
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22. prism
    (optics) In optics, a (usually) triangular block of transparent material (plastic, glass, or silica) commonly used to `bend` a ray of light or split a light beam (for example, white light) into its component colours. Prisms ...
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23. PRISM
    A transparent optical medium with two plane surfaces inclined at an angle to one another, used to deviate light in the correction of muscle imbalance or problems of convergence, for example.
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24. Prism
    `Prism` may refer to: Science and mathematics: Media and entertainment: Books, comics and magazines: Music: Multi Channel Publishing: Other: Computing and software: Education: Other meanings:
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25. Prism
    (optics) In optics, a `prism` is a transparent optical element with flat, polished surfaces that refract light. The exact angles between the surfaces depend on the application. The traditional geometrical shape is that of a triangular prism with a triangular base and rectangular sides, and in...
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