Definition of Prismatic. Meaning of Prismatic. Synonyms of Prismatic

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Definition of Prismatic

Prismatic
Prismatic Pris*mat"ic, Prismatical Pris*mat"ic*al, a. [Cf. F. prismatique.] 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.

Meaning of Prismatic from wikipedia

- An optical prism is a transparent optical element with flat, polished surfaces that are designed to refract light. At least one surface must be angled...
- A prismatic comp**** is a navigation and surveying instrument which is extensively used to find out the bearing of the traversing and included angles between...
- archaeology, a prismatic blade is a long, narrow, specialized stone flake tool with a sharp edge, like a small razor blade. Prismatic blades are flaked...
- A prismatic joint is a one-degree-of-freedom kinematic pair which constrains the motion of two bodies to sliding along a common axis, without rotation;...
- The Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park is the largest hot spring in the United States, and the third largest in the world, after Frying...
- Prismatic describes the properties of an optical prism. Prismatic may also refer to: Prismatic (app), a social news curation and discovery app Prismatic...
- A prismatic surface is a surface generated by all the lines that are parallel to a given line and intersect a broken line that is not in the same plane...
- The Prismatic World Tour was the third concert tour by American singer Katy Perry, in-support of her fourth studio album, Prism (2013). The tour began...
- The triangular prismatic honeycomb or triangular prismatic cellulation is a space-filling tessellation (or honeycomb) in Euclidean 3-space. It is composed...
- sheets. Prismatic cleavage occurs when there are two cleavage planes in a crystal that intersect at 90 degrees. Spodumene exhibits prismatic cleavage...