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Also called calcite. A natural hexagonal crystal of calcium...
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wedge - An optical element having plane-inclined surfaces. Usually the faces are inclined toward one another at very small angles. Wedges divert light toward their thicker portions, and may be circular, oblong or square.

See also absorbing wedge; calibrated wedge; neutral density wedge.
 

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