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Glan–Foucault prism

Glan–Foucault prism noun: a polarizing prism composed of two pieces of calcite separated by a thin gap of air.

Noun

Glan–Foucault prism (plural Glan–Foucault prisms)

  1. A polarizing prism composed of two pieces of calcite separated by a thin gap of air.

Forms of Glan–Foucault prism

pluralGlan–Foucault prisms

Questions about Glan–Foucault prism

What does Glan–Foucault prism mean?
Glan–Foucault prism means a polarizing prism composed of two pieces of calcite separated by a thin gap of air.
What part of speech is Glan–Foucault prism?
Glan–Foucault prism is a noun.
What is the plural of Glan–Foucault prism?
The plural of Glan–Foucault prism is Glan–Foucault prisms.

Words near Glan–Foucault prism in the dictionary

  1. Glanyrafon
  2. Glanzer
  3. Glanzers
  4. Glanzmann
  5. Glanzmann's thrombasthenia
  6. Glan–Foucault prism
  7. Glan–Foucault prisms
  8. Glan–Thompson prism
  9. Glan–Thompson prisms
  10. glaphyrid
  11. glaphyrids

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