A secondary or supplementary prism, or the deviation of light through a second prismatic element in optical systems.
From Greek deuteros (second) + prism. A technical optical term combining the prefix for 'secondary' with the optical instrument that bends light.
In old telescope and microscope designs, scientists would stack multiple prisms to get precise light control, and they needed special vocabulary to describe how each prism layer contributed to the final image quality.
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