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prismatical

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  1. 1. a. Resembling, or pertaining to, a prism; as, a prismatic form or cleavage. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Separated or distributed by a prism; formed by a prism; as, prismatic colors. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. Same as Orthorhombic. Source: opted
  4. 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. Source: webster
  5. 5. a. Resembling, or pertaining to, a prism; as, a prismatic form or cleavage. a. Separated or distributed by a prism; formed by a prism; as, prismatic colors. a. Same as Orthorhombic. Source: ecdict

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