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PRISMATIC
prismatic
(adjective) exhibiting spectral colors formed by refraction of light through a prism; “prismatic light”
prismatic
(adjective) of or relating to or resembling or constituting a prism; “prismatic form”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
prismatic (comparative more prismatic, superlative most prismatic)
Of or pertaining to a prism; having the form of a prism; containing one or more prisms.
Separated or distributed by, or as if by, a transparent prism; formed by a prism; varied or brilliant in color.
Synonyms
• (varied in color): motley, multicolored, polychromatic; see also multicolored
Source: Wiktionary
Pris*mat"ic, Pris*mat"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. prismatique.]
1. Resembling, or pertaining to, a prism; as, a prismatic form or cleavage.
2. Separated or distributed by a prism; formed by a prism; as, prismatic colors.
3. (Crystallog.)
Definition: Same as Orthorhombic. Prismatic borax (Chem.), borax crystallized in the form of oblique prisms, with ten molecules of water; -- distinguished from octahedral borax.
– Prismatic colors (Opt.), the seven colors into which light is resolved when passed through a prism; primary colors. See Primary colors, under Color.
– Prismatic compass (Surv.), a compass having a prism for viewing a distant object and the compass card at the same time.
– Prismatic spectrum (Opt.), the spectrum produced by the passage of light through a prism.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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