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Nicol prism

Nicol prism noun: an optical device used to generate polarized light.

Noun

Nicol prism (plural Nicol prisms)

  1. An optical device used to generate polarized light.
    • “You are in mortal danger,” declared their Scientific Officer, Dr. Counterfly, a scholarly sort, bearded and bundled like the rest of them, his eyes concealed by a pair of ingenious goggles, whose lenses proved to be matched pairs of Nicol prisms which could be rotated so as to control precisely...2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 155

Nicol prism meaning in Tamil

Nicol prism in Tamil

நிக்கலரியம், நைக்கல் பட்டகம், நைக்கல் முப்பட்டகம்

Forms of Nicol prism

pluralNicol prisms

Origin of Nicol prism

Invented in 1828 by William Nicol (1770–1851) of Edinburgh.

Questions about Nicol prism

What does Nicol prism mean?
Nicol prism means an optical device used to generate polarized light.
What is Nicol prism in Tamil?
Nicol prism in Tamil is நிக்கலரியம், நைக்கல் பட்டகம், நைக்கல் முப்பட்டகம். See Nicol prism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Nicol prism?
Nicol prism is a noun.
What is the plural of Nicol prism?
The plural of Nicol prism is Nicol prisms.

Words near Nicol prism in the dictionary

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  2. nicodicodine
  3. nicofibrate
  4. nicofuranose
  5. Nicol
  6. Nicol prism
  7. Nicol prisms
  8. Nicola
  9. Nicolae Bălcescu
  10. Nicolaides-Baraitser syndrome
  11. Nicolaism

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