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prism
n.
piece of transparent glass or crystal with triangular bases (used to separate light into the colors of the spectrum); solid figure whose ends are equal and parallel polygons and whose faces are parallelograms (Geometry)
PRism
Prism
In
optics, a
prism is a transparent optical element with flat, polished surfaces that
refract light. At least two of the flat surfaces must have an angle between them. The exact angles between the surfaces depend on the application. The traditional geometrical shape is that of a
triangular prism with a triangular base and rectangular sides, and in colloquial use "prism" usually refers to this type. Some types of optical prism are not in fact in the shape of
geometric prisms. Prisms can be made from any material that is transparent to the
wavelengths for which they are designed. Typical materials include
glass,
plastic and
fluorite.
PRISM (surveillance program)
PRISM is a
clandestine surveillance program under which the
United States National Security Agency (NSA) collects internet communications from at least nine major US internet companies. Since 2001 the United States government has increased its scope for such surveillance, and so this program was launched in 2007.
prism
Noun
1. a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms
(hypernym) polyhedron
(hyponym) parallelepiped, parallelopiped, parallelepipedon, parallelopipedon
2. optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image
(synonym) optical prism
(hypernym) optical device
(hyponym) erecting prism
(part-holonym) biprism
prism
n.
hranol; optický hranol
prism
Rzecz.
graniastosłup; pryzmat