Engelsk substantiv: prism | |||
1. | prism (om form) a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | polyhedron | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | parallelepiped, parallelepipedon, parallelopiped, parallelopipedon, quadrangular prism, triangular prism | ||
2. | prism (om gjenstand) optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | optical prism | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | optical device | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | erecting prism | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede uttrykkene | biprism, prism spectroscope, scope, spectroscope, telescope | ||