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optical prism vs erecting prism

erecting prism vs optical prism

optical prism and erecting prism both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
optical prism Yes No No No
erecting prism Yes No No No
As nouns, erecting prism is a hyponym of optical prism; that is, erecting prism is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than optical prism:
  • optical prism: optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image
  • erecting prism: a right-angled optical prism used to turn an inverted image upright
optical prism (noun) erecting prism (noun)
optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image a right-angled optical prism used to turn an inverted image upright
Difference between optical prism and erecting prism

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