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  2. Vertical and horizontal - Wikipedia

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    Any plane going through P, normal to the horizontal plane is a vertical plane at P. Through any point P, there is one and only one horizontal plane but a multiplicity of vertical planes. This is a new feature that emerges in three dimensions. The symmetry that exists in the two-dimensional case no longer holds.

  3. Prism (optics) - Wikipedia

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    Prism (optics) An optical prism is a transparent optical element with flat, polished surfaces that are designed to refract light. At least one surface must be angled — elements with two parallel surfaces are not prisms. The most familiar type of optical prism is the triangular prism, which has a triangular base and rectangular sides.

  4. Schmidt–Pechan prism - Wikipedia

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    A Schmidt–Pechan prism is a type of optical prism used to rotate an image by 180°. These prisms are commonly used in binoculars as an image erecting system. The Schmidt–Pechan prism makes use of a roof prism section (from the German: "Dachkante", lit. roof edge ). Binoculars designs using Schmidt–Pechan prisms can be constructed more ...

  5. Vertical exaggeration - Wikipedia

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    Vertical exaggeration is given as a number; for example 5× means vertical measurements appear 5 times greater than horizontal measurements. A value of 1× indicates that horizontal and vertical scales are identical, and is regarded as having "no vertical exaggeration." Vertical exaggerations less than 1 are not common, but would indicate a ...

  6. Four prism dioptre reflex test - Wikipedia

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    assess alignment of both eyes. The Four Prism Dioptre Reflex Test (also known as the 4 PRT, or 4 Prism Dioptre Base-out Test) is an objective, non-dissociative test used to prove the alignment of both eyes (i.e. the presence of binocular single vision) by assessing motor fusion. [1] Through the use of a 4 dioptre base out prism, diplopia is ...

  7. Pentagonal prism - Wikipedia

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    The dual of a pentagonal prism is a pentagonal bipyramid. The symmetry group of a right pentagonal prism is D 5h of order 20. The rotation group is D 5 of order 10. Volume. The volume, as for all prisms, is the product of the area of the pentagonal base times the height or distance along any edge perpendicular to the base.

  8. Heptagonal prism - Wikipedia

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    Heptagonal bipyramid. Properties. Convex semiregular. Vertex figure. 3D model of a (uniform) heptagonal prism. In geometry, the heptagonal prism is a prism with heptagonal base. This polyhedron has 9 faces (2 bases and 7 sides), 21 edges, and 14 vertices. [1] [2]

  9. Wedge prism - Wikipedia

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    Wedge prism. The wedge prism is a prism with a shallow angle between its input and output surfaces. This angle is usually 3 degrees or less. Refraction at the surfaces causes the prism to deflect light by a fixed angle. When viewing a scene through such a prism, objects will appear to be offset by an amount that varies with their distance from ...