prismatic : Idioms & Phrases

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Prismatic borax

  • (Chem.), borax crystallized in the form of oblique prisms, with ten molecules of water; distinguished from octahedral borax.
Webster 1913

Prismatic colors

  • (Opt.), the seven colors into which light is resolved when passed through a prism; primary colors. See Primary colors, under Color.
Webster 1913

Prismatic compass

  • (Surv.), a compass having a prism for viewing a distant object and the compass card at the same time.
Webster 1913

Prismatic spectrum

  • (Opt.), the spectrum produced by the passage of light through a prism.
Webster 1913