prismatic
[priz-mat-ik]
- of, relating to, or like a prism.
- formed by or as if by a transparent prism.
- spectral in color; brilliant: prismatic colors.
- highly varied or faceted: a prismatic existence.
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Sometimes pris·mat·i·cal.
Origin of prismatic
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Contemporary Examples
Each telling brings new details or perspective, making the book both repetitive and prismatic.
She talks in a prismatic way that I find perfect for the telephone—a back and forth of recognitions, observations, and phrases.
Terry Tempest Williams Talks About Her New Book, ‘When Women Were Birds’Susan Salter Reynolds
May 22, 2012
Historical Examples
Through his prismatic glasses Kingozi could see every detail plainly.
The Leopard WomanStewart Edward White
Iridicolor: any color so broken up as to reflect the prismatic hues.
Explanation of Terms Used in EntomologyJohn. B. Smith
The spray caught the sun and the prismatic colors added to the scene.
Old Rail Fence CornersVarious
In the gray Trant atmosphere she flashed with prismatic fires.
The Long RunEdith Wharton
And, by the way, why in Heaven's name 'a prismatic compass'?
The Riddle of the SandsErskine Childers
prismatic
- concerned with, containing, or produced by a prism
- exhibiting bright spectral coloursprismatic light
- crystallog another word for orthorhombic
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Word Origin and History for prismatic
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prismatic
[prĭz-măt′ĭk]
- Relating to or resembling a prism.
- Formed by refraction of light through a prism, used especially of a spectrum of light.
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