achromatic prism

achromatic prism
a system of two or more prisms of different substances that deflects but does not disperse a beam of light.

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  • Achromatic prism — Achromatic Ach ro*mat ic, a. [Gr. ? colorless; a priv. + ?, ?, color: cf. F. achromatique.] 1. (Opt.) Free from color; transmitting light without decomposing it into its primary colors. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) Uncolored; not absorbing color… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Achromatic prism — Prism Prism (pr[i^]z m), n. [L. prisma, Gr. pri sma, fr. pri zein, pri ein, to saw: cf. F. prisme.] 1. (Geom.) A solid whose bases or ends are any similar, equal, and parallel plane figures, and whose sides are parallelograms. [1913 Webster] Note …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • achromatic prism — achromatinė prizmė statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. achromatic prism vok. achromatisches Prisma, n rus. ахроматическая призма, f pranc. prisme achromatique, m …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • achromatic prism — noun : a prism made by combining two or more prisms of different refractive index so designed and placed that a ray of white or other nonhomogeneous light passing through the prism is deviated but not dispersed into a spectrum compare amici prism …   Useful english dictionary

  • Achromatic — Ach ro*mat ic, a. [Gr. ? colorless; a priv. + ?, ?, color: cf. F. achromatique.] 1. (Opt.) Free from color; transmitting light without decomposing it into its primary colors. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) Uncolored; not absorbing color from a fluid;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Achromatic lens — Achromatic Ach ro*mat ic, a. [Gr. ? colorless; a priv. + ?, ?, color: cf. F. achromatique.] 1. (Opt.) Free from color; transmitting light without decomposing it into its primary colors. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) Uncolored; not absorbing color… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Achromatic telescope — Achromatic Ach ro*mat ic, a. [Gr. ? colorless; a priv. + ?, ?, color: cf. F. achromatique.] 1. (Opt.) Free from color; transmitting light without decomposing it into its primary colors. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) Uncolored; not absorbing color… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Prism — (pr[i^]z m), n. [L. prisma, Gr. pri sma, fr. pri zein, pri ein, to saw: cf. F. prisme.] 1. (Geom.) A solid whose bases or ends are any similar, equal, and parallel plane figures, and whose sides are parallelograms. [1913 Webster] Note: Prisms of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Prism (optics) — For other uses, see Prism (disambiguation). A plastic prism In optics, a prism is a transparent optical element with flat, polished surfaces that refract light. The exact angles between the surfaces depend on the application. The traditional… …   Wikipedia

  • achromatic — adjective /eɪˈkɹəʊ.mæt.ɪk/ a) Free from color; transmitting light without color related distortion. The lecture was achromatic, the speaker used politics to suppress the weight of his/her subject. b) Containing components such as achromatic… …   Wiktionary

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