Prism (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
  2. a solid having bases or ends that are parallel, congruent polygons and sides that are parallelograms.
  3. a form having faces parallel to the vertical axis and intersecting the horizontal axes.
noun
  1. a transparent polygonal solid, often having triangular ends and rectangular sides, for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting and deviating light. They are used in spectroscopes, binoculars, periscopes, etc
  2. a form of crystal with faces parallel to the vertical axis
  3. a polyhedron having parallel, polygonal, and congruent bases and sides that are parallelograms
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