prism
IPA: prˈɪzʌm
noun
- (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.
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Examples of "prism" in Sentences
- IIRC, it was a prism with a rainbow ...
- A prism is a subclass of the prismatoids.
- The lights are refracted through the prism.
- The set of bipyramids is the dual of the uniform prisms.
- The image below shows how these phases refract in a prism.
- The prism directs the lights to the lower portion of an ocular.
- In geometry, the hexagonal prism is a prism with hexagonal base.
- The anamorphic magnification is varied by the tilting of the prisms.
- In geometry, the pentagonal prism is a prism with a pentagonal base.
- Probably most familiar are the hexagonal pyramid and the pentagonal prism.