prism
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- /ˈprɪzəm/
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prisma
- In the classroom, we observed how a prism can bend light and create a rainbow effect.
- light through a prism
- prism disperses light
- colors from a prism
So the question is, did the prism create these colors?
- So the question is, did the prism create these colors?
- And you can put, for example, a prism in the way.
- We know that Newton did tons of stuff with prisms and light and optics and all of this stuff.
- Neural lenses have a technology called a gradient or contoured prism.
- This is a picture of a beam of white light being shone into a glass prism.
- We we do it with a spectrograph, so basically a prism.
- So I went to the campus Health Center and they gave me a prescription for a prism lens, which of course redirects the image.
- OK, Now what Newton did following experiments done by Descartes before him, who came to very different conclusions, he took a prism.
Examples
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The light divided into the colors of the prism serves to approach the mystery of the Trinity.
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And you can put, for example, a prism in the way.
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So the question is, did the prism create these colors?
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However, what if you take a prism and you break the sunlight and then you look at what has just been broken?
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The spots you see on this are from a prism I have in the window.
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The sun's rays hit it, and it acts like a prism.
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And as I insert a prism, you'll notice the development of a beautiful miniature rainbow there.
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The telescope tracks satellites with a laser beam transmitted through an optical system of prisms, lenses, and mirrors.
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The scientist used a prism to demonstrate how light can be separated into different colors.
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As sunlight passed through the prism, it transformed into a spectrum of vibrant colors on the wall.
Synonyms
A clear triangular piece of glass that bends light into a rainbow of colors
Compounds
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A glass shape with angled faces that turns an upside-down image right side up
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A device made from calcite that makes light waves vibrate in one direction, used in microscopes
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An instrument that uses a prism to split light into separate colors for study
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A solid shape with two equal four-sided bases and four flat side faces joining them
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A solid with two equal regular flat shapes as ends and rectangular sides
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A solid with two equal parallel flat ends and rectangular sides that meet the ends at right angles
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A clear triangular piece of glass that bends light into a rainbow of colors
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A solid shape that has two equal triangle ends and three rectangular sides joining them
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Two clear crystal prisms joined together to make light that vibrates in one direction
Surface Forms
Etymology
Prism comes from the Greek word prisma, meaning 'something sawn' or 'cut'. Think of a small piece cut from glass whose flat faces bend light and split white light into colors, which is why a prism can make a rainbow.