prismatic

«prismatic» in Mova's school dictionary: Shaped like a prism: a solid with two matching ends and… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective

meaning for a pupil

1) Shaped like a prism: a solid with two matching ends and flat sides. tree →

2) Splitting white light into the colours of the rainbow, as a glass prism does; shining with many colours: «prismatic colours». tree →

3) Using a prism: «a prismatic compass». tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths lessons prismatic shapes are prisms like a Toblerone box; in science, prismatic colours show how light splits into a spectrum. In stories it describes rainbow sparkles. Phrases: «prismatic colours», «prismatic compass», «prismatic crystals».

examples

• Sunlight through the crystal made prismatic colours on the wall. tree →
• Some crystals grow in prismatic shapes. tree →
• A prismatic compass helps you take exact bearings. tree →
• The soap bubble shimmered with prismatic light. tree →
• A triangular prism is a prismatic solid with two triangle ends. tree →
• The fountain spray looked prismatic in the sun. tree →

note

Adjective from «prism». In maths, a prism has the same cross-section all along its length; its volume = area of the end × length. Rainbow colours: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «prismatic» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.