ALL meanings of biprism
bi·prism
B b - 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