Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wollaston prism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables: wol-las-ton prism
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An optical device that separates randomly polarized or unpolarized light into two orthogonal linearly polarized outgoing beams.

Etymology

After its inventor, William Hyde Wollaston.

Inflected Forms

Wollaston prisms (plural)

Phrases

Glan–Foucault prism Glan–Thompson prism Nicol prism Nomarski prism Rochon prism Sénarmont prism

Frequently Paired Words

Glan–Foucault prism Glan–Thompson prism Nicol prism Nomarski prism Rochon prism Sénarmont prism

Synonyms

rochon prism

Questions

What does wollaston prism mean?: An optical device that separates randomly polarized or unpolarized light into two orthogonal linearly polarized outgoing beams.
Where does wollaston prism come from?: After its inventor, William Hyde Wollaston.

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