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Amici prism

[uh-mee-chee]

noun

Optics.

  1. a compound prism that spreads out incident white light into a spectrum but produces no deviation of the central color of the dispersed beam.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Amici prism1

Named after G. B. Amici (1784–1863), Italian astronomer
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Example Sentences

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The cylinder Q above the eye-piece contains the Amici prism.

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