What is the meaning of Biprism?

  • (n.) A prism whose refracting angle is very nearly 180 degrees.
  • (n.) A combination of two short rectangular glass prisms cemented together at their diagonal faces so as to form a cube; -- called also optical cube. It is used in one form of photometer.
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MLAWebster's. "biprism" 27 May 2011. Web. 25 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/biprism/definitions/1980471>
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