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prismatic

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /pɹɪzˈmætɪk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ætɪk
  • CMU ARPABET: P R IH0 Z M AE1 T IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to a prism; having the form of a prism; containing one or more prisms.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Separated or distributed by, or as if by, a transparent prism; formed by a prism; varied or brilliant in color.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to or resembling or constituting a prism

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • prismatic form

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

exhibiting spectral colors formed by refraction of light through a prism

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • prismatic light

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek πρῑ́ω (prī́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ 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.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: призматичен (prizmatičen) — of or pertaining to a prism
  • Catalan: prismàtic — of or pertaining to a prism
  • Finnish: prismamainen — of or pertaining to a prism
  • Finnish: prismaattinen — of or pertaining to a prism
  • French: prismatique — of or pertaining to a prism
  • Galician: prismático — of or pertaining to a prism
  • German: prismatisch — of or pertaining to a prism
  • German: prismenförmig — of or pertaining to a prism
  • German: prismenartig — of or pertaining to a prism
  • Greek: πρισματικός (prismatikós) — of or pertaining to a prism
  • Italian: prismatico — of or pertaining to a prism
  • Norwegian Bokmål: prismatisk — of or pertaining to a prism
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: prismatisk — of or pertaining to a prism
  • Polish: pryzmatyczny — of or pertaining to a prism
  • Portuguese: prismático — of or pertaining to a prism
  • Romanian: prismatic — of or pertaining to a prism
  • Spanish: prismático — of or pertaining to a prism
  • Tagalog: binalimbing — of or pertaining to a prism
  • Turkish: prizmatik — of or pertaining to a prism
  • Italian: prismatico — separated or distributed by a prism
  • Tagalog: binalimbing — separated or distributed by a prism
Real reading context

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