prismatic

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: pris=mat=ic

CIDE DICTIONARY

prismatic, a. [Cf. F. prismatique.].

•  Resembling, or pertaining to, a prism; as, a prismatic form or cleavage.  [1913 Webster]
•  Separated or distributed by a prism; formed by a prism; as, prismatic colors.  [1913 Webster]
•  Same as Orthorhombic.  [1913 Webster]

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.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

prismatic, adj.
1 of, like, or using a prism.
2 a (of colours) distributed by or as if by a transparent prism. b (of light) displayed in the form of a spectrum.

Derivative

prismatically adv.

Etymology

F prismatique f. Gk prisma (as PRISM)

THESAURUS

prismatic

bicolor, bicolored, chromatic, cold, colorful, colorific, coloring, colory, cool, crazy, daedal, dichromatic, divers-colored, glowing, harlequin, harmonious, kaleidoscopic, many-colored, matching, medley, monochromatic, monochrome, monochromic, motley, multiangular, multicolor, multicolored, multicolorous, multilateral, parti-color, parti-colored, pigmentary, polychromatic, polychrome, polychromic, polygonal, polyhedral, prismal, prismoid, pyramidal, pyramidic, rainbow, shot, shot through, spectral, thunder and lightning, tinctorial, tingent, toning, trichromatic, trichromic, tricolor, tricolored, two-tone, varicolored, variegated, versicolor, versicolored, warm

ROGET THESAURUS

prismatic

Color

N color, hue, tint, tinge, dye, complexion, shade, tincture, cast, livery, coloration, glow, flush, tone, key, pure color, positive color, primary color, primitive complementary color, three primaries, spectrum, chromatic dispersion, broken color, secondary color, tertiary color, local color, coloring, keeping, tone, value, aerial perspective, chromatics, spectrum analysis, spectroscopy, chromatism, chromatography, chromatology, prism, spectroscope, spectrograph, spectrometer, colorimeter (optical instruments), pigment, coloring matter, paint, dye, wash, distemper, stain, medium, mordant, oil paint, colored, colorific, tingent, tinctorial, chromatic, prismatic, full-colored, high-colored, deep-colored, doubly-dyed, polychromatic, chromatogenous, tingible, bright, vivid, intense, deep, fresh, unfaded, rich, gorgeous, gay, gaudy, florid, gay, garish, rainbow-colored, multihued, showy, flaunting, flashy, raw, crude, glaring, flaring, discordant, inharmonious, mellow, pastel, harmonious, pearly, sweet, delicate, tender, refined.

Variegation

N variegation, colors, dichroism, trichroism, iridescence, play of colors, polychrome, maculation, spottiness, striae, spectrum, rainbow, iris, tulip, peacock, chameleon, butterfly, tortoise shell, mackerel, mackerel sky, zebra, leopard, cheetah, nacre, ocelot, ophite, mother-of-pearl, opal, marble, check, plaid, tartan, patchwork, marquetry-, parquetry, mosaic, tesserae, strigae, chessboard, checkers, chequers, harlequin, Joseph's coat, tricolor, variegated, many-colored, many-hued, divers-colored, party- colored, dichromatic, polychromatic, bicolor, tricolor, versicolor, of all the colors of the rainbow, of all manner of colors, kaleidoscopic, iridescent, opaline, opalescent, prismatic, nacreous, pearly, shot, gorge de pigeon, chatoyant, irisated, pavonine, pied, piebald, motley, mottled, marbled, pepper and salt, paned, dappled, clouded, cymophanous, mosaic, tesselated, plaid, tortoise shell, spotted, spotty, punctated, powdered, speckled, freckled, flea-bitten, studded, flecked, fleckered, striated, barred, veined, brinded, brindled, tabby, watered, grizzled, listed, embroidered, daedal, naevose, stipiform, strigose, striolate, (iii) PERCEPTIONS OF LIGHT.