prism

IPA: prˈɪzʌm

(geometry) A polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape, the other faces being parallelogram-shaped sides.
A transparent block in the shape of a prism (typically with triangular ends), used to split or reflect light.
A crystal in which the faces are parallel to the vertical axis.
(figurative) A perspective that colors one's perception.

Examples of "prism" in Sentences

I use gcal mobile in prism for a light-weight calendar app.
May 10, 2009 at 2: 32 AM would definitely love the RTM one if it could be integrated with a standalone app in prism!
Some rework may be needed in prism as it ain't taking the whole set of features out of FF to load them up to memory. chriswitt
Mozilla has done a great job trying to diversify it's product lines, but I don't think prism is being explain or utilized properly. jamescoleuk
Sweeney, the librarian in the novel, Im convinced that the chance to see ourselves through anothers prism is important perhaps more than ever.
I use fluidapp. com on the mac because its just awesome with growl and dock icons. i'm betting the dock icons in prism are to be done with a userscript.
But in the mid-1950s Ms. Tanning broke from the mirrorlike precision of narrative Surrealism to take up what she called her "prism" paintings, later renamed "Insomnias."
Because the glass of the prism is dispersive, different frequencies of the incoming white light are bent at different angles on entering and leaving the prism, resulting in a separation of the colors of the light.
In a previous essay, we saw that a super-majority of evolutionary biologists self-identity as "pure naturalists," providing us good reason to think that a non-teleological prism is used to shape our current mainstream understanding of evolution.