biprism

/ˈbaɪprɪzəm/
noun
  1. A prism with two angled faces, used in optics to split a beam of light into two separate beams.
    • The physics teacher used a biprism to demonstrate the interference of light waves.
    • In the lab, we set up a biprism to create two virtual light sources from a single beam.
    • The biprism experiment helped students understand the wave nature of light.
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