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erecting prism

American

noun

Optics.

Dove prism.

Etymology

Origin of erecting prism

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

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The boy knew there was an erecting prism in the case, a device that would put the image upright, but it couldn't be used with the camera.

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