English Explanatory Dictionary

prismatic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to a prism; having the form of a prism; containing one or more prisms.
  2. Separated or distributed by, or as if by, a transparent prism; formed by a prism; varied or brilliant in color.

Pronunciation

/pɹɪzˈmætɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-prismatic.wav

Word forms

prismatic more prismatic most prismatic prismatick

Etymology

From French prismatique.

Synonyms

multicolored polychromatic motley

Derived words

antiprismatic aprismatic diprismatic gigantoprismatic interprismatic intraprismatic microprismatic nacroprismatic nanoprismatic nonprismatic pentaprismatic prismatical prismatically prismatic coefficient prismatic colors prismatic colours prismatic compass prismatic powder subprismatic triprismatic unprismatic
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