gonioprism

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noun

A prismatic lens for use in goniometers

OriginEnglish prism ← Late Latin prisma ← Ancient Greek πρίσμᾰ (prísmă) →
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Meanings

noungonioprism (plural gonioprisms)

plural gonioprisms

  1. A prismatic lens for use in goniometers

    A clinical Argon laser was used to deliver treatment burns over 180 degrees of the mid-trabecular meshwork in each session using a single mirror gonioprism.

    2015 August 1, “In Vivo Changes in Lamina Cribrosa Microarchitecture and Optic Nerve Head Structure in Early Experimental Glaucoma”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵónu
  2. Proto-Hellenic*gónu
  3. Proto-Hellenic*gonwía
  4. Ancient Greekγωνίᾱ (gōníā)
  5. Englishgonio-
  6. Ancient Greekπρῑ́ω (prī́ō)
  7. Ancient Greekπρίσμᾰ (prísmă)
  8. Late Latinprisma
  9. Englishprism
  10. Englishgonioprism

From gonio- + prism.

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APA

gonioprism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gonioprism

MLA

“gonioprism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gonioprism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gonioprism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gonioprism.

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