hranol — meaning in English

English meaning

• prism noun A transparent solid, often triangular, that bends light and can split it into a rainbow of colours.

Senses

hranol is used for these senses in English:

• prism (geometry) A polyhedron with parallel ends of the same polygonal shape and size, the other faces being parallelogram-shaped sides.
• prism (optics) A transparent block in the shape of a prism (sense 1), typically with triangular ends, used to reflect or refract light.

prism — full definition

1. noun A transparent solid, often triangular, that bends light and can split it into a rainbow of colours.
2. noun A particular way of viewing or interpreting something.

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