prismatic
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.
Origin of prismatic
1- Sometimes pris·mat·i·cal .
Other words from prismatic
- pris·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
- in·ter·pris·mat·ic, adjective
- un·pris·mat·ic, adjective
- un·pris·mat·i·cal, adjective
- un·pris·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
Words Nearby prismatic
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How to use prismatic in a sentence
Romantic poet John Keats once said Isaac Newton destroyed the poetry of the rainbow by explaining the prismatic reasons for its brilliant colors.
How Earth’s tumultuous history gave the Mid-Atlantic its beloved destinations | Walter Nicklin | June 4, 2021 | Washington PostTheir laptops are beautifully designed, and they use prismatic batteries, which have a lifespan of three to four years, making HPs more convenient for heavy users than other brands.
Best 2 in 1 laptops: Work hard, play hard with these versatile picks | PopSci Commerce Team | January 27, 2021 | Popular-ScienceEach telling brings new details or perspective, making the book both repetitive and prismatic.
Elias Khoury: Profile of the Essential Arab Novelist Today | Jacob Silverman | August 3, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTShe 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 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is extremely soluble in water, and can be obtained in large transparent prismatic crystals, as in common sugar-candy.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry | Thomas Anderson
A burning labyrinth, in whose glowing passages the prismatic colors changed every moment.
Black Diamonds | Mr JkaiWe came on islands, enchanted islands, half-transparent with the prismatic lights of precious stones, of amethysts and emeralds.
Dream Tales and Prose Poems | Ivan TurgenevThe fruits are from three to four inches long, generally prismatic, as they grow thickly on the stem, and lie one over another.
It forms white prismatic crystals; and, in its general properties, resembles bromide of potassium.
British Dictionary definitions for prismatic
/ (prɪzˈmætɪk) /
concerned with, containing, or produced by a prism
exhibiting bright spectral colours: prismatic light
crystallog another word for orthorhombic
Derived forms of prismatic
- prismatically, adverb
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Scientific definitions for 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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