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- US Pronunciation
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- [bahy-priz-uh m]
- /ˈbaɪˌprɪz əm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bahy-priz-uh m]
- /ˈbaɪˌprɪz əm/
Definitions of biprism word
- noun biprism a prism having a highly obtuse angle to facilitate beam splitting 3
- noun biprism a triangular prism with an apex angle slightly less than 180°: when illuminated by a point source of light it produces two overlapping beams that form an interference pattern on a screen. 1
- noun biprism (mathematics) A fusion of two triangular prisms. 0
- noun biprism (physics) An optical device of this construction used to generate interference fringes. 0
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Origin of biprism
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85; bi-1 + prism
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Parts of speech for Biprism
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
biprism popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
biprism usage trend in Literature
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