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beam splitter
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noun Optics, Photography.
a mirror or prism that divides a beam of light into two parts by reflecting a part of the beam, used in camera range finders.
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Origin of beam splitter
First recorded in 1930–35
Words nearby beam splitter
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British Dictionary definitions for beam splitter
beam splitter
noun
a system that divides a beam of light, electrons, etc, into two or more paths
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