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Prism
01
(geometry) a solid figure with flat sides and two parallel ends of the same size and shape
02
a solid geometric shape, typically with a triangular base and rectangular sides, that refracts light into its component colors or alters the path of light
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
prisms
Examples
The light passing through the prism refracted into a spectrum of colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.
Lexical Tree
biprism
prismatic
prism
