n. (in full nicol prism) a device for producing plane-polarized light, consisting of two pieces of cut calcite cemented together with Canada balsam.
[ W. Nicol, Sc. physicist d. 1851, its inventor ]
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Meaning of NICOL in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012