DOVE PRISM


Meaning of DOVE PRISM in English

Optics.

a prism that inverts a beam of light, often used in a telescope to produce an erect image. Also called erecting prism, reversing prism, rotating prism .

[ named after Heinrich W. Dove (1803-79), German physicist ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .