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Nov 30, 2009
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objec'tive prism'



Astron.
a large prism placed in front of the objective lens or mirror of a telescope, allowing the simultaneous acquisition of the spectra of many stars.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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