prismatic
adjective
pris·mat·ic
priz-ˈma-tik 
1
: relating to, resembling, or constituting a prism
2
a
: formed by a prism
b
: resembling the colors formed by refraction of light through a prism
prismatic effects
3
: highly colored : brilliant
prismatic lyrics
4
: having such symmetry that a general form with faces cutting all axes at unspecified intercepts is a prism
prismatic crystals
Synonyms
Examples of prismatic in a Sentence
with its prismatic plumage, the ruby-throated hummingbird is one of our garden's most prized visitors
Recent Examples on the Web
Later in the shoot, the red shadow is gone, replaced by a delicate wash of gold on the lids and a mesmerizing, prismatic deep brown and gold glossy lip.
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 2 May 2024
Pouch and prismatic cells can be packed closely together, but because cylindrical cells were already being mass-produced for portable electronics, Tesla was able to make lower-cost EVs in the 2010s.
—Wesley Chang, The Conversation, 5 Apr. 2024
The battery cells are rounded, which BMW argues is 20 percent more energy-dense than the prismatic cells found in most EV batteries.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 21 Mar. 2024
The resulting film is effective both as a raw family therapy session (albeit with only one member present), and as a prismatic study of performance and cinema as subjective conduits of reality.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024
This very bright, colorful, prismatic, mercurial character is dropped down in the middle of the black and white and gray world of New York City police procedurals.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 1 Mar. 2024
Past research involving prismatic spectacles (glasses with stick-on overlays that cause distortions and displacement) suggests that people can adapt to significant visual disturbances, Ratan says.
—Lauren Leffer, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2024
The British Academy's judgements are sometimes in agreement with those of the American Academy, and occasionally in diametric opposition — which is precisely their prismatic value as an Oscars handicapping tool.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
The 80-minute performance, narrated by Academy Award-winner Anthony Hopkins, takes place on a massive 360-degree prismatic stage, but that’s just the beginning.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 12 Feb. 2024
Kara Nesvig, Allure, 2 May 2024
Pouch and prismatic cells can be packed closely together, but because cylindrical cells were already being mass-produced for portable electronics, Tesla was able to make lower-cost EVs in the 2010s.
—Wesley Chang, The Conversation, 5 Apr. 2024
The battery cells are rounded, which BMW argues is 20 percent more energy-dense than the prismatic cells found in most EV batteries.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 21 Mar. 2024
The resulting film is effective both as a raw family therapy session (albeit with only one member present), and as a prismatic study of performance and cinema as subjective conduits of reality.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024
This very bright, colorful, prismatic, mercurial character is dropped down in the middle of the black and white and gray world of New York City police procedurals.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 1 Mar. 2024
Past research involving prismatic spectacles (glasses with stick-on overlays that cause distortions and displacement) suggests that people can adapt to significant visual disturbances, Ratan says.
—Lauren Leffer, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2024
The British Academy's judgements are sometimes in agreement with those of the American Academy, and occasionally in diametric opposition — which is precisely their prismatic value as an Oscars handicapping tool.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
The 80-minute performance, narrated by Academy Award-winner Anthony Hopkins, takes place on a massive 360-degree prismatic stage, but that’s just the beginning.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 12 Feb. 2024
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prismatic
adjective
pris·mat·ic
priz-ˈmat-ik
1
: relating to, resembling, or constituting a prism
2
: formed by a prism
3
: having such symmetry that a general form with faces cutting all axes at unspecified intercepts is a prism
prismatic crystals
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