"Amici prism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Amici prisms [plural]
Etymology: Named after the astronomer Giovanni Battista Amici. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Amici prism (plural Amici prisms)
  1. A kind of compound dispersive prism used in spectrometers, consisting of two triangular prisms in contact, with the first typically made from a medium-dispersion crown glass, and the second from a higher-dispersion flint glass.

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