prism angle
31Refracting angle of a prism — Refracting Re*fract ing, a. Serving or tending to refract; as, a refracting medium. [1913 Webster] {Refracting angle of a prism} (Opt.), the angle of a triangular prism included between the two sides through which the refracted beam passes in the …
32Glan-Thompson prism — A Glan Thompson prism is a type of polarizing prism similar to a Nicol prism. It consists of two right angled calcite prisms that are cemented together by their long faces. The optical axes of the calcite crystals are parallel and aligned… …
33Roof prism — A roof prism (also called a Dach prism) is in general any kind of reflective optical prism containing a section where two faces meet at a 90° angle. Reflection from the two faces returns an image that is flipped laterally across the axis where… …
34Right angle — Right Right (r[imac]t), a. [OE. right, riht, AS. riht; akin to D. regt, OS. & OHG. reht, G. recht, Dan. ret, Sw. r[ a]tt, Icel. r[ e]ttr, Goth. ra[ i]hts, L. rectus, p. p. of regere to guide, rule; cf. Skr. [.r]ju straight, right. [root]115. Cf.… …
35Amici roof prism — An Amici roof prism, named for its inventor, the Italian astronomer Giovanni Amici, is a type of reflecting prism used to deviate a beam of light by 90° whilst simultaneously inverting the image. It is commonly used in the eyepieces of telescopes …
36right-angle prism — stačiakampė prizmė statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. right prism; right angle prism vok. Rechtwinkelprisma, n rus. прямоугольная призма, f pranc. prisme rectangle isocèle, m …
37refracting angle of prism — laužiamasis prizmės kampas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. refracting angle of prism vok. brechender Prismenwinkel, m rus. преломляющий угол призмы, m pranc. angle de réfraction du prisme, m …
38Launch angle — In fiber optic telecommunications, the launch angle has the following meanings: *The angle, with respect to the normal, at which a light ray emerges from a surface. *The beam divergence at an emitting surface, such as that of a light emitting… …
39right prism — stačiakampė prizmė statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. right prism; right angle prism vok. Rechtwinkelprisma, n rus. прямоугольная призма, f pranc. prisme rectangle isocèle, m …
40objective prism — noun : a transparent prism of small apex angle but large size that is placed in front of the objective of a telescope to cause all stars and other objects to appear as short spectra in the focal plane where they may be photographed together on a… …
