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Littrow prism

Littrow prism noun: a retroreflecting dispersing prism arranged so that an incident light beam entering at Brewster's angle undergoes minimal deviation and hence maximum dispersion.

Noun

Littrow prism (plural Littrow prisms)

  1. A retroreflecting dispersing prism arranged so that an incident light beam entering at Brewster's angle undergoes minimal deviation and hence maximum dispersion.
    Synonyms:
    Littrow mirror

Littrow prism meaning in Tamil

Littrow prism in Tamil

லிட்ரோ பட்டகம்

Synonyms of Littrow prism

Forms of Littrow prism

pluralLittrow prisms

Origin of Littrow prism

Named after Otto von Littrow.

Questions about Littrow prism

What does Littrow prism mean?
Littrow prism means a retroreflecting dispersing prism arranged so that an incident light beam entering at Brewster's angle undergoes minimal deviation and hence maximum dispersion.
What is Littrow prism in Tamil?
Littrow prism in Tamil is லிட்ரோ பட்டகம். See Littrow prism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Littrow prism?
Littrow prism is a noun.
What is the plural of Littrow prism?
The plural of Littrow prism is Littrow prisms.

Words near Littrow prism in the dictionary

  1. Littowe
  2. Littrell
  3. Littrells
  4. Littrow
  5. Littrow mirror
  6. Littrow prism
  7. Littrow projection
  8. Littrow spectrograph
  9. Littréan
  10. Litts
  11. litty

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