prismatic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /pɹɪzˈmætɪk/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek πρῑ́ω (prī́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek πρίσματος (prísmatos) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -ique Middle French -ique French -ique French prismatiquebor. English prismatic Borrowed from French prismatique. Equivalent to prism + -atic.
Meanings
- Of or pertaining to a prism; having the form of a prism; containing one or more prisms.
- Separated or distributed by, or as if by, a transparent prism; formed by a prism; varied or brilliant in color.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more prismatic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most prismatic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| prismatick | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
prismatic coefficient · triprismatic · nacroprismatic · unprismatic · nonprismatic · prismatic colors · prismatic powder · antiprismatic · prismatic compass · aprismatic · prismatic colours · subprismatic · microprismatic · pentaprismatic · nanoprismatic · diprismatic · prismatical · prismatically · intraprismatic · interprismatic · gigantoprismatic
Synonyms
motley (varied in color) · polychromatic · multicolored
Translations (21)
de prismenartig (of or pertaining to a prism) · es prismático (of or pertaining to a prism) · nn prismatisk (of or pertaining to a prism) · de prismenförmig (of or pertaining to a prism) · gl prismático (of or pertaining to a prism) · it prismatico (separated or distributed by a prism) · tl binalimbing (of or pertaining to a prism) · ca prismàtic (of or pertaining to a prism) · fr prismatique (of or pertaining to a prism) · el πρισματικός (of or pertaining to a prism) · fi prismamainen (of or pertaining to a prism) · ro prismatic (of or pertaining to a prism) · pt prismático (of or pertaining to a prism) · fi prismaattinen (of or pertaining to a prism) · nb prismatisk (of or pertaining to a prism) · bg призматичен (of or pertaining to a prism) · de prismatisch (of or pertaining to a prism) · tl binalimbing (separated or distributed by a prism) · pl pryzmatyczny (of or pertaining to a prism) · tr prizmatik (of or pertaining to a prism) · it prismatico (of or pertaining to a prism)