prismatic

American  

[priz-mat-ik] / prɪzˈmæt ɪk /

Sometimes prismatical

adjective

1. of, relating to, or like a prism.

2. formed by or as if by a transparent prism.

3. spectral in color; brilliant.

   prismatic colors.

4. highly varied or faceted.

   a prismatic existence.

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prismatic British  

/ prɪzˈmætɪk /

adjective

1. concerned with, containing, or produced by a prism

2. exhibiting bright spectral colours

   prismatic light

3. crystallog another word for orthorhombic

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prismatic Scientific  

/ prĭz-măt′ĭk /

1. Relating to or resembling a prism.

2. Formed by refraction of light through a prism, used especially of a spectrum of light.

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Other Word Forms

• interprismatic adjective
• prismatically adverb
• unprismatic adjective
• unprismatical adjective
• unprismatically adverb

Etymology

Origin of prismatic

1700–10; < Greek prīsmat- (stem of prîsma ) prism + -ic

Example Sentences

Toby Lichtig writes that Mr. Self revels in the “prismatic effects” that his ambitious narrative method creates.

From The Wall Street Journal

Much of the pleasure of this book lies in these proliferating prismatic effects.

From The Wall Street Journal

EV batteries come in different forms—cylindrical, pouch and prismatic—but grid-scale batteries tend to just be prismatic, a rectangular shape that can be stacked.

From The Wall Street Journal

The colors here are vivid and intense, creating the sense that prismatic light is glancing off the snowflakes to dazzle the eye.

From The Wall Street Journal

This was, in part, what drew him to making a prismatic study of Callas.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bright
• flashy
• gaudy
• hued
• multicolored
• rich
• splashy
• vibrant
• vivid