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WOLLASTON PRISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Wollaston prism mean?
• WOLLASTON PRISM (noun)
The noun WOLLASTON PRISM has 1 sense:
1. optical device that produces plane-polarized ultraviolet light
Familiarity information: WOLLASTON PRISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Optical device that produces plane-polarized ultraviolet light
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Rochon prism; Wollaston prism
Hypernyms ("Wollaston prism" is a kind of...):
optical device (a device for producing or controlling light)
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