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  2. Prism (geometry) - Wikipedia

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    In geometry, a prism is a polyhedron comprising an n-sided polygon base, a second base which is a translated copy (rigidly moved without rotation) of the first, and n other faces, necessarily all parallelograms, joining corresponding sides of the two bases.

  3. Triangular prism - Wikipedia

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    In geometry, a triangular prism or trigonal prism is a prism with 2 triangular bases. If the edges pair with each triangle's vertex and if they are perpendicular to the base, it is a right triangular prism .

  4. Minimum deviation - Wikipedia

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    This angle of incidence where the angle of deviation in a prism is minimum is called the minimum deviation position of the prism and that very deviation angle is known as the minimum angle of deviation (denoted by δ min, D λ, or D m).

  5. Tidal prism - Wikipedia

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    A tidal prism is the volume of water in an estuary or inlet between mean high tide and mean low tide, or the volume of water leaving an estuary at ebb tide. The inter-tidal prism volume can be expressed by the relationship: P=H A, where H is the average tidal range and A is the average surface area of the basin.

  6. Basal area - Wikipedia

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    Estimation using a wedge prism. A wedge prism can be used to quickly estimate basal area per hectare. To find basal area using this method, simply multiply your BAF (Basal Area Factor) by the number of "in" trees in your variable radius plot.

  7. Parallelepiped - Wikipedia

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    A parallelepiped is a prism with a parallelogram as base. Hence the volume V {\displaystyle V} of a parallelepiped is the product of the base area B {\displaystyle B} and the height h {\displaystyle h} (see diagram).

  8. Refractive index - Wikipedia

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    The refractive index n of the liquid can then be calculated from the maximum transmission angle θ as n = n G sin θ, where n G is the refractive index of the prism. A handheld refractometer used to measure the sugar content of fruits. This type of device is commonly used in chemical laboratories for identification of substances and for quality ...

  9. Snell's law - Wikipedia

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    Snell's law (also known as the Snell–Descartes law, the ibn-Sahl law, [1] and the law of refraction) is a formula used to describe the relationship between the angles of incidence and refraction, when referring to light or other waves passing through a boundary between two different isotropic media, such as water, glass, or air.

  10. Fresnel rhomb - Wikipedia

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    A Fresnel rhomb is an optical prism that introduces a 90° phase difference between two perpendicular components of polarization, by means of two total internal reflections. If the incident beam is linearly polarized at 45° to the plane of incidence and reflection, the emerging beam is circularly polarized , and vice versa.

  11. Brewster's angle - Wikipedia

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    one can calculate the incident angle θ 1 = θ B at which no light is reflected: n 1 sin ⁡ θ B = n 2 sin ⁡ ( 90 ∘ − θ B ) = n 2 cos ⁡ θ B . {\displaystyle n_{1}\sin \theta _{\mathrm {B} }=n_{2}\sin(90^{\circ }-\theta _{\mathrm {B} })=n_{2}\cos \theta _{\mathrm {B} }.}