Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microprism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mi-cro-prism
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of many very small prisms used, either to form a reflective surface, or to form an area in a camera's viewfinder that blurs if the image is not precisely in focus

Etymology

From micro- + prism.

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What does microprism mean?
Any of many very small prisms used, either to form a reflective surface, or to form an area in a camera's viewfinder that blurs if the image is not precisely in focus
Where does microprism come from?
From micro- + prism.

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