"roof prism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: roof prisms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} roof prism (plural roof prisms)
  1. A reflective optical prism containing a section where two faces meet at a 90° angle, resembling the roof of a building. Reflection from the two 90° faces returns an image that is flipped laterally across the axis where the faces meet. Wikipedia link: roof prism
    Sense id: en-roof_prism-en-noun-tcgv-KTE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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