Thesaurus: prismatic

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1. a. Alt. of Prismatical
2. adj. of or relating to or resembling or constituting a prism
3. adj. exhibiting spectral colors formed by refraction of light through a prism
4. 1. Resembling, or pertaining to, a prism; as, a prismatic form or cleavage. 2. Separated or distributed by a prism; formed by a prism; as, prismatic colors. 3. (Crystallog.) Same as Orthorhombic. Prismatic borax (Chem.), borax crystallized in the form of oblique prisms, with ten molecules of water; -- distinguished from octahedral borax. -- Prismatic colors (Opt.), the seven colors into which light is resolved when passed through a prism; primary colors. See Primary colors, under Color. -- Prismatic compass (Surv.), a compass having a prism for viewing a distant object and the compass card at the same time. -- Prismatic spectrum (Opt.), the spectrum produced by the passage of light through a prism.
5. j:100 a. of or relating to or resembling or constituting a prism s. exhibiting spectral colors formed by refraction of light through a prism