Meanings
nounDove prism (plural Dove prisms)
plural Dove prisms
- A kind of reflective prism used to invert the orientation of an image.
Origin
Named for its inventor, Heinrich Wilhelm Dove.
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Dove prism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dove%20prism
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