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Nicol prism
  منشور ِ نیکول  
manšur-e Nicol (#)
Fr.: prisme de Nicol  

Optical device constructed from a crystal of calcite, used for obtaining plane polarized light.

See also: Named after John Pringle Nicol (1804-1859), British physicist; → prism.