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

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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

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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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