optical prism

• Elemento óptico transparente com superfícies planas e polidas, que refrata a luz, geralmente usado para separar a luz branca nas cores do espectro ou para refletir a luz em instrumentos científicos.

A transparent optical element with flat, polished surfaces that refract light, commonly used to split white light into its constituent spectral colors or to reflect light in scientific instruments.

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   A transparent optical element with flat, polished surfaces that refract light, often used to split white light into its constituent spectral colors.

   Objeto dispersor de luz

   • The scientist used an optical prism to demonstrate the spectrum of visible light.
   • When white light passes through an optical prism, it separates into a rainbow of colors.
   • Optical prisms are essential components in many scientific instruments like spectrometers.