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(1):

(n.) A transparent body, with usually three rectangular plane faces or sides, and two equal and parallel triangular ends or bases; - used in experiments on refraction, dispersion, etc.

(2):

(n.) A solid whose bases or ends are any similar, equal, and parallel plane figures, and whose sides are parallelograms.

(3):

(n.) A form the planes of which are parallel to the vertical axis. See Form, n., 13.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Prism'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/prism.html. 1828.
 
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