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Meaning of "pentaprism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PENTAPRISM

pentaprism  [ˈpɛntəˌprɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PENTAPRISM

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conjunction
determiner
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Pentaprism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PENTAPRISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

pentaprism

Pentaprism

A pentaprism is a five-sided reflecting prism used to deviate a beam of light by a constant 90°, even if the entry beam is not at 90° to the prism. The beam reflects inside the prism twice, allowing the transmission of an image through a right angle without inverting it as an ordinary right-angle prism or mirror would. The reflections inside the prism are not caused by total internal reflection, since the beams are incident at an angle less than the critical angle. Instead, the two faces are coated to provide mirror surfaces. The two opposite transmitting faces are often coated with an antireflection coating to reduce spurious reflections. The fifth face of the prism is not used optically but truncates what would otherwise be an awkward angle joining the two mirrored faces.

Definition of pentaprism in the English dictionary

The definition of pentaprism in the dictionary is a five-sided prism that deviates light from any direction through an angle of 90°, typically used in single-lens reflex cameras between lens and viewfinder to present the image the right way round.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PENTAPRISM


agritourism
ˈæɡrɪˌtʊərɪzəm
agrotourism
ˈæɡrəʊˌtʊərɪzəm
aneurysm
ˈænjəˌrɪzəm
biprism
ˈbaɪˌprɪzəm
brachyprism
ˈbrækɪˌprɪzəm
chrism
ˈkrɪzəm
consumerism
kənˈsjuːməˌrɪzəm
counterterrorism
ˌkaʊntəˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm
ecotourism
ˈiːkəʊˌtʊərɪzəm
macroprism
ˈmækrəʊˌprɪzəm
microprism
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌprɪzəm
militarism
ˈmɪlɪtəˌrɪzəm
orthoprism
ˈɔːθəˌprɪzəm
plagiarism
ˈpleɪdʒəˌrɪzəm
prism
ˈprɪzəm
secularism
ˈsɛkjʊləˌrɪzəm
terrorism
ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm
tourism
ˈtʊərɪzəm
volunteerism
ˌvɒlənˈtɪərɪzəm
voyeurism
ˈvwaɪərɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PENTAPRISM

pentangle
pentangular
pentanoic acid
pentanol
pentapeptide
pentaploid
pentaploidy
pentapodic
pentapody
pentapolis
pentapolitan
pentaquark
pentarch
pentarchical
pentarchies
pentarchy
pentastich
pentastichous
pentastyle
pentasyllabic

WORDS THAT END LIKE PENTAPRISM

accretionary prism
adventure tourism
amateurism
aneurism
antiterrorism
asterism
charism
esoterism
futurism
hypopituitarism
isomerism
mesmerism
naturism
Nicol prism
pauperism
reflecting prism
space tourism
Thatcherism
vampirism
voluntarism

Synonyms and antonyms of pentaprism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pentaprism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PENTAPRISM

Find out the translation of pentaprism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pentaprism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pentaprism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

五棱镜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pentaprisma
570 millions of speakers

English

pentaprism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pentaprism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pentaprism
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пентапризма
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pentaprism
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পেন্টাপ্রিসম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pentaprisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pentaprism
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pentaprisma
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ペンタプリズム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

펜타 프리즘
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pentaprism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Lăng kính năm mặt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pentaprism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अर्धांगवायू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pentaprizma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pentaprisma
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pryzmatem pentagonalnym
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пентапрізма
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pentaprisma
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πεντάπρισμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pentaprism
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pentaprisma
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pentaprisme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pentaprism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PENTAPRISM»

The term «pentaprism» is regularly used and occupies the 83.001 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PENTAPRISM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pentaprism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PENTAPRISM»

Discover the use of pentaprism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pentaprism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Forest Mensuration
Wheeler's pentaprism. of expansion when exposed to the sun in outdoor conditions. The permanent band is widely used in growth studies in Germany. When graduating in centimeters and millimeters, the use of a vernier is not necessary (see ...
Anthonie Van Laar, A. Akça, 2007
2
The World of Physics
Two pairs of these prisms are used in prism binoculars to reduce the length of the instrument and produce an erect final image for the whole instrument (p 5 1 ). A five-sided prism or pentaprism is used in many modern cameras. In a single lens  ...
John Avison, 1989
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Shaft Alignment Handbook, Third Edition
A pentaprism is a five-sided prism. When a collimated beam of light enters the pentaprism, it exits at a precise 90° angle regardless of the position of the pentaprism as shown in Figure 20.18. The principles are similar to the procedure for using ...
John Piotrowski, 2006
4
LIFE
A DEMONSTRATOR STARTS IMAGINARY LIGHT RAYS TOWARD A " PENTAPRISM" LIGHT RAYS HAVE ENTERED PENTAPRISM AT RIGHT ANGLES TOWARD AN INTERNAL SURFACE BEAMS PASSING THROUGH TOP AND BOTTOM ...
5
Industrial Applications of Lasers
... and measuring angular misalignment. In order to provide a right angle, the laser beam may be projected into a pentaprism. The beam emerging from the pentaprism will emerge at an angle accurately 90° from the original beam direction.
John Ready, 2012
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Engineering Surveying Technology
All laser levels use either a rotating pentagonal prism (or pentaprism) or an equivalent mirror system to project the horizontal plane defined by the laser radiation. The laser beam enters the prism in a vertical direction (upward or downward) ...
T.J.M. Kennie, G. Petrie, 2010
7
Popular Photography
EXPOSURE SYSTEM: Manual with optional TTL metering pentaprism. IIIEWFINDER: User-detachable eye-level pentaprism with standard microprism grid focusing screen. Optional TTL metering prism and additional screens available; ...
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Popular Photography
EXPOSURE SYSTEM: Manual with optional TTL metering pentaprism. VIEVIFINDER: User-detachable eyelevel pentaprism with standard microprism grid focusing screen. Optional TTL metering prism and additional screens available; ...
9
Popular Photography
EXPOSURE SYSTEM: Manual with optional TTL metering pentaprism. VIEWFINDER: Detachable pentaprism finder with interchangeable microprism focusing screen accepting four optional screens. FLASH: PC and F1' terminals; hot shoe ...
10
Absolute Measurements of Large Mirrors
CHAPTER 5 MEASUREMENT OF AN OFF-AXIS PARABOLIC MIRROR WITH A SCANNING PENTAPRISM TEST 5.1. INTRODUCTION The scanning pentaprism test has been an important absolute test method for flat mirrors, for parabolic ...
Peng Su, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PENTAPRISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pentaprism is used in the context of the following news items.
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Canon EOS 750D camera review: Achieves great results with very …
The 60D includes the better pentaprism system optical viewfinder instead of the pentamirror found the 750D. If you're a Nikon user, consider ... «Economic Times, Jun 15»
2
Canon EOS Rebel T6s
... common in consumer SLRs—the Nikon D5500 uses the same type of viewfinder—but is noticeably smaller and dimmer than a pentaprism, ... «PC Magazine, Jun 15»
3
Canon 5DS R review | Cameras
As is to be expected of a camera this grade, the Canon 5DS R has a bright, clear pentaprism viewfinder that covers 100 per cent of the field of ... «TrustedReviews, Jun 15»
4
Teardown: A Look at the Guts of the Canon 5DS
The overall front view gives a nice look at the pentaprism up on top showing you just why SLRs all have that hump in the middle. On the left is ... «PetaPixel, Jun 15»
5
Pentax K-S2
Pentaprism viewfinder. Vari-angle LCD. Excellent high ISO image quality. Snappy autofocus system. Available in multiple colors. Dual control ... «PC Magazine, Jun 15»
6
Sony and Leica Have Killed the Mirror in the Digital Age
Stripping the camera of its mirror and pentaprism allows it to be much smaller, and with less space to worry about, more can be done. Sony and ... «The Phoblographer, Jun 15»
7
Nikon D7200
51-point autofocus system. Dual SD card slots. Pentaprism viewfinder. Excellent control scheme. 1.3x crop mode available. Quick to turn on. «PC Magazine, Jun 15»
8
The mirrorless camera invasion
There is a mirror to bounce light from the lens up into a pentaprism that inverts the image right side up and shows it on an optical viewfinder. «Hindustan Times, Jun 15»
9
Nikon D750 Camera Review
The robust camera has a pentaprism optical viewfinder that offers a clear and simple read-out of settings. It comes with the LCD technology allowing the ... «PCQuest, Jun 15»
10
Getting Serious About Photography? Don't Buy a DSLR
This mirror is placed in front of the image sensor, blocking it. Once the light hits the mirror, it is reflected upwards to a pentaprism, which flips the ... «NDTV, Jun 15»

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