Definitions
Transparent solid that bends, refracts, or splits light.
Word origin
Learned borrowing from Late Latin prisma (“(geometry) prism”), from Ancient Greek πρίσμᾰ (prísmă, “anything sawn; sawdust; (Koine, geometry) prism”), from πρῐ́ζω (prĭ́zō) (a variant of πρῑ́ω (prī́ō, “to saw”), further etymology unknown) + -μᾰ (-mă, suffix forming neuter nouns denoting the effect or result of an action, etc.).
Used in a sentence
“The beams, that thro' the Oriel shine, / Make prisms in every carven glass, […]”
“I had surveyed the landscape through the prism of poetry, which tinged every object with the hues of the rainbow.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Triangular glass solid”5 letters
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