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   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. The light is split because each of the colours is refracted by a different amount, because each is light of a different wavelength.
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   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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   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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   PRISM
   Photo-Refractive Information Storage Material
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   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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   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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   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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   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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   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 refracting edge,and in a plane normal to it,constitutes the prism angle.Incident light rays on a pri...
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    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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    Prism
    Definition (keystage 2) A prism is a special kind of polyhedron. It has two ends which are exactly the same shape and size. These end shapes are parallel to each other, are separated by rectangles and are often squares. <br /> If a prism is sliced parallel to one of its ends then the new exposed ends will be exactly the same as the old ones. ...
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    Prism
    Definition (keystage 3) A solid with two parallel congruent polygonal ends (with their corresponding sides parallel) and a number of parallelogram faces joining the two ends. If the ends and the other faces are perpendicular, then it is a right prism. If the ends of a right prism are regular polygons, then it is a regular prism. <br /> A tria ...
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    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 parallel plane figures, and whose sides are parallelograms. » Prisms of different forms are often named from the figure of their bases; as, ...
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    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 bent toward the thicker part of the prism. ... (05 Aug ...
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    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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    prism
    noun a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms
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    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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    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 sides, and two equal and parallel triangular ends or...
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    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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    prism
    A transparent solid, with sides that converge at an angle, that 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. [G. prisma]
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    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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    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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