prismatic

UK: /prɪzˈmætɪk/ US: /prɪzˈmætɪk/ ,(priz mat′ik)

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pris•mat•ic  (priz mat′ik), adj. 

1. Optics of, pertaining to, or like a prism.
2. Optics formed by or as if by a transparent prism.
3. spectral in color;
   brilliant:
   prismatic colors.
4. highly varied or faceted:
   a prismatic existence.

Also, pris•mat′i•cal. 

• Greek prīsmat- (stem of prîsma) prism + -ic
• 1700–10

pris•mat′i•cal•ly, adv. 

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prismatic / prɪzˈmætɪk/, prismatical / prɪzˈmætɪkəl/ adjective

1. concerned with, containing, or produced by a prism
2. exhibiting bright spectral colours: prismatic light
3. another word for orthorhombic

prisˈmatically adverb

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prism /ˈprɪzəm/   n. [countable]

1. Optics a transparent solid object used for breaking up light into a spectrum of colors.
2. Mathematics [Geometry.] a solid having parallel bases and parallel sides.

pris•mat•ic /prɪzˈmætɪk/  adj. 

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prism  (priz′əm), n. 

1. Optics a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
2. Mathematics [Geom.] a solid having bases or ends that are parallel, congruent polygons and sides that are parallelograms.
3. Crystallography a form having faces parallel to the vertical axis and intersecting the horizontal axes.

• Greek prîsma literally, something sawed, akin to prí̄zein to saw, prīstēs sawyer
• Late Latin prīsma
• 1560–70