BIPRISM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An optical device for obtaining interference fringes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("biprism" is a kind of...):

optical device (a device for producing or controlling light)

Meronyms (parts of "biprism"):

optical prism; prism (optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image)

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