microprism

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noun

Any of many very small prisms used, either to form a reflective surface, or to form an area in a camera's viewfinder that blurs if the image is not precisely in focus

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Meanings

nounmicroprism (plural microprisms)

plural microprisms

  1. Any of many very small prisms used, either to form a reflective surface, or to form an area in a camera's viewfinder that blurs if the image is not precisely in focus

Origin

From micro- + prism.

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APA

microprism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microprism

MLA

“microprism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microprism. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microprism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microprism.

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