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/
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rhymes with -ætɪk
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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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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