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right-angle prism

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right-angle prism [′rīt ¦aŋ·gəl ′priz·əm]
(optics)
A type of prism used to turn a beam of light through a right angle (90°); it will invert (turn upside-down) or will revert (turn right for left), according to the position of the prism, any light reflected by it.


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