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prism  (przm)
n.
1. A solid figure whose bases or ends have the same size and shape and are parallel to one another, and each of whose sides is a parallelogram.
2. A transparent body of this form, often of glass and usually with triangular ends, used for separating white light passed through it into a spectrum or for reflecting beams of light.
3. A cut-glass object, such as a pendant of a chandelier.
4. A crystal form consisting of three or more similar faces parallel to a single axis.
5. A medium that misrepresents whatever is seen through it.

[Late Latin prsma, from Greek prsma, thing sawed off, prism, from przein, to saw, variant of prein.]

prism
Noun
1. a transparent block, often with triangular ends and rectangular sides, used to disperse light into a spectrum or refract it in optical instruments
2. Maths a polyhedron with parallel bases and sides that are parallelograms [Greek prisma something shaped by sawing]

prism  (przm)
1. A geometric solid whose bases are congruent polygons lying in parallel planes and whose sides are parallelograms.
2. A solid of this type, often made of glass with triangular ends, used to disperse light and break it up into a spectrum.
3. A crystal form having 3, 4, 6, 8, or 12 faces parallel to the vertical axis and intersecting the horizontal axis.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.prismprism - a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms
polyhedron - a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces
parallelepiped, parallelepipedon, parallelopiped, parallelopipedon - a prism whose bases are parallelograms
quadrangular prism - a prism whose bases are quadrangles
triangular prism - a prism whose bases are triangles
2.prismprism - optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image
biprism - an optical device for obtaining interference fringes
erecting prism - a right-angled optical prism used to turn an inverted image upright
optical device - a device for producing or controlling light
prism spectroscope, spectroscope - an optical instrument for spectrographic analysis
telescope, scope - a magnifier of images of distant objects
Translations
prism [ˈprɪzəm] nprisma m

prism [ˈprɪzəm] nprisme m

prism [ˈprɪzəm] nPrisma nt

prism [ˈprɪzəm] nprisma m

prism
n prism [ˈprizm]
1 a solid figure whose sides are parallel and whose two ends are the same in shape and size. prisma مَوْشور призма hranol prisme das Prisma πρίσμα prisma prisma منشور särmiö prisme מִנסָרָה समपार्श्व hasáb prisma (marg)strendingur prisma 角柱 각주(角柱) prizmė prizma prisma prisma prisme graniastosłup prisma prismă призма hranol prizma prizma prisma ของแข็งที่สองด้านมีรูปร่างและขนาดเหมือนกัน prizma 棱柱 призма منشور، ٹھوس چيز جس کے دونوں سرے يکساں اور مساوي ہوں lăng trụ
2 a glass object of this shape, usually with triangular ends, which breaks up a beam of white light into the colours of the rainbow. prisma مَنشور призма prizma prisme das Prisma πρίσμα prisma prisma منشور طیف نما prisma prisme פְּרִיזמָה संक्षेत्र prizma prisma prisma, strendingur prisma プリズム 프리즘, 스펙트럼 prizmė prizma prisma prisma prisme pryzmat prisma prismă призма prizma prizma prizma prisma แท่งแก้วที่ใช้กระจายแสงเป็นสีรุ้ง prizma 棱鏡 призма منشوري شکل ميں شيشہ کي سي چيز lăng kính
adj prisˈmatic [-ˈma-]
prismaties مَوْشوري، مَنْشوري призматичен hranolový strålende Prismen-... πρισματικός prismático prisma- منشور مانند monisärmäinen prismatique מִנסַרתִי समापार्श्रीय, सांक्षेत्रिक prizma alakú berbentuk prisma strendur prismatico プリズムの 각주의; 분광된 prizminis prizmas-; prizmatisks berbentuk prisma prismatisch prismatisk, strålende pryzmatyczny prismático prismatic призматический hranolový prizmatičen prizmatičan prismatisk ซึ่งมีสีสัน prizma şeklinde 棱柱形的 призматичний منشور سے متعلق thuộc lăng trụ


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