01 a. Resembling, or pertaining to, a prism; as, a prismatic form or cleavage.
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1.
Resembling, or pertaining to, a prism; as, a prismatic form or cleavage.
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Separated or distributed by a prism; formed by a prism; as, prismatic colors.
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Phrases & compounds
Prismatic borax —
borax crystallized in the form of oblique prisms, with ten molecules of water; -- distinguished from octahedral borax.
Prismatic colors —
the seven colors into which light is resolved when passed through a prism; primary colors. See Primary colors, under Color.
Prismatic compass —
a compass having a prism for viewing a distant object and the compass card at the same time.
Prismatic spectrum —
the spectrum produced by the passage of light through a prism.