Amici prism

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Etymology[edit]

Named after the astronomer Giovanni Battista Amici.

Noun[edit]

Amici prism (plural Amici prisms)

  1. A kind of compound dispersive prism used in spectrometers, consisting of two triangular prisms in contact, with the first typically made from a medium-dispersion crown glass, and the second from a higher-dispersion flint glass.
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