meaning of prism
1. A solid whose bases or ends are any similar, equal, and parallel plane figures, and whose sides are parallelograms.
2. A transparent body, with usually three rectangular plane faces or sides, and two equal and parallel triangular ends or bases; -- used in experiments on refraction, dispersion, etc.
3. A form the planes of which are parallel to the vertical axis. See Form, n. , 13.
4. 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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