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beam splitter

noun

Definition of BEAM SPLITTER

: a mirror or prism or a combination of the two that is used to divide a beam of radiation into two or more parts

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First Known Use of BEAM SPLITTER

1935

Rhymes with BEAM SPLITTER

acquitter, aglitter, atwitter, bed-sitter, embitter, emitter, fence-sitter, gas fitter, hairsplitter, house sitter, no-hitter, outfitter, permitter, pinch hitter, pipe fitter, rail-splitter, remitter, Salzgitter, shipfitter, steamfitter, switch-hitter, transmitter

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