huangshan_07 2006-05-01

prism

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n。

［物］稜鏡， ［數］稜柱A solid figure whose bases or ends have the same size and shape and are parallel to one another， and each of whose sides is a parallelogram。

稜柱（體），角柱（體）：多面固體，上下兩底面大小、形狀相同，且彼此平行，其餘諸面則為平行四邊形

A transparent body of this form， often of glass and usually with triangular ends， used for separating white light passed through it into a spectrum or for reflecting beams of light。

稜鏡：這種形狀的透明體，多為玻璃製成，通常兩端為三角形，用來分解穿過柱體的白光，使光束髮生色散或用來反射光線

A cut-glass object， such as a pendant of a chandelier。

刻花玻璃物體：如枝形吊燈的玻璃吊燈架

A crystal form consisting of three or more similar faces parallel to a single axis。

斜方晶：有三個或三個以上類似的面，且各面均平行於一根軸的一種晶體形式

A medium that misrepresents whatever is seen through it。

折光體：扭曲透過它看到的東西的中介質

ak47bad 2006-05-01

a prism