Shape Used To Disperse Light Beams Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 13, 2023

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	noun • a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms • optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image
	29%	4		Device used to shape light beams
	noun • A disc placed between a light and the illuminated object or actor in order to diffuse the glare. • A template inserted over a light source in order to control the shape of the thrown light. • A device used to shield a microphone from extraneous sounds. • The taproot of young burdock plants, eaten as a root vegetable.
	28%	10		Shape with a reflective surface that focuses parallel beams of light
	noun • a surface having parabolic sections parallel to a single coordinate axis and elliptic sections perpendicular to that axis

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