prismatic
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or like a prism.
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formed by or as if by a transparent prism.
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spectral in color; brilliant.
prismatic colors.
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highly varied or faceted.
a prismatic existence.
adjective
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concerned with, containing, or produced by a prism
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exhibiting bright spectral colours
prismatic light
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crystallog another word for orthorhombic
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Relating to or resembling a prism.
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Formed by refraction of light through a prism, used especially of a spectrum of light.
Other Word Forms
- interprismatic adjective
- prismatically adverb
- unprismatic adjective
- unprismatical adjective
- unprismatically adverb
Etymology
Origin of prismatic
Example Sentences
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The colors here are vivid and intense, creating the sense that prismatic light is glancing off the snowflakes to dazzle the eye.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
The glass panels gleam in the sun, like an outsize version of the prismatic bluish-purple gem that glitters in the light.
From BBC • Oct. 23, 2024
Like hip-hop, breaking is represented by a prismatic range of cultures, each of which has evolved the form and lends its own flavors.
From Salon • Aug. 13, 2024
We know how that worked out, but James’ prismatic view of various players around the device is a revelatory, funny, richly detailed study of the ways colonialism worms its way into language, art and relationships.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2023
She took out the kaleidoscope and popped off its colorful prismatic lens.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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