Usually means: Polarizing optical device using calcite.
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  1. Nicol prism, Nicol prism: Merriam-Webster
  2. Nicol prism: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. Nicol prism: Collins English Dictionary
  4. Nicol prism: Wiktionary
  5. Nicol prism: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. Nicol prism, nicol prism: Dictionary.com
  7. Nicol prism: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. Nicol prism: Rhymezone
  9. nicol prism: FreeDictionary.org
  10. nicol prism: Mnemonic Dictionary
  11. Nicol prism: TheFreeDictionary.com
  12. Nicol prism: Vocabulary.com

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Science (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Nicol Prism: Eric Weisstein's World of Physics
  2. Nicol Prism: Extragalactic Astronomy

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  1. Nicol Prism: Gems and Precious Stones

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noun:  (optics) An optical device used to generate polarized light.

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