Meanings
nounWollaston prism (plural Wollaston prisms)
plural Wollaston prisms
- An optical device that separates randomly polarized or unpolarized light into two orthogonal linearly polarized outgoing beams.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounoptical device that produces plane-polarized ultraviolet light
Similar
Broader
optical device
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Origin
After its inventor, William Hyde Wollaston.
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Wollaston prism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wollaston%20prism
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“Wollaston prism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wollaston%20prism. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wollaston prism,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wollaston%20prism.
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