Amici prism

Amici prism
/euh mee"chee/, Optics.
a compound prism that spreads out incident white light into a spectrum but produces no deviation of the central color of the dispersed beam. Also called direct-vision prism, roof prism.
[named after G. B. Amici (1784-1863), Italian astronomer]

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