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amici prism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.22 in modern English

Syllables
am-i-ci prism
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of compound dispersive prism used in spectrometers, consisting of two triangular prisms in contact, with the first typically made from a medium-dispersion crown glass, and the second from a higher-dispersion flint glass.

Etymology

Named after the astronomer Giovanni Battista Amici.

Inflected Forms

Amici prisms (plural)

Questions

What does amici prism mean?
A kind of compound dispersive prism used in spectrometers, consisting of two triangular prisms in contact, with the first typically made from a medium-dispersion crown glass, and the second from a higher-dispersion flint glass.
Where does amici prism come from?
Named after the astronomer Giovanni Battista Amici.

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