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a hand compass equipped with sights and prisms to permit aiming the instrument at a point and at the same time reading the compass direction of the point.[1850-55]
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Prismatic compass — Prismatic Pris*mat ic, Prismatical Pris*mat ic*al, a. [Cf. F. prismatique.] 1. Resembling, or pertaining to, a prism; as, a prismatic form or cleavage. [1913 Webster] 2. Separated or distributed by a prism; formed by a prism; as, prismatic colors … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prismatic compass — noun : a surveyor s hand compass provided with a triangular glass prism so adjusted that the compass can be read while taking a sight * * * a hand compass equipped with sights and prisms to permit aiming the instrument at a point and at the same… … Useful english dictionary
prismatic compass — A compass with a prism attached so that the compass card can be read at the same time as the compass is directed into the line of sight to a distance point [25] … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
prismatic compass — noun A compass, equipped with a small prism, that allows the heading to be read while sighting … Wiktionary
Prismatic — Pris*mat ic, Prismatical Pris*mat ic*al, a. [Cf. F. prismatique.] 1. Resembling, or pertaining to, a prism; as, a prismatic form or cleavage. [1913 Webster] 2. Separated or distributed by a prism; formed by a prism; as, prismatic colors. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prismatic borax — Prismatic Pris*mat ic, Prismatical Pris*mat ic*al, a. [Cf. F. prismatique.] 1. Resembling, or pertaining to, a prism; as, a prismatic form or cleavage. [1913 Webster] 2. Separated or distributed by a prism; formed by a prism; as, prismatic colors … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prismatic colors — Prismatic Pris*mat ic, Prismatical Pris*mat ic*al, a. [Cf. F. prismatique.] 1. Resembling, or pertaining to, a prism; as, a prismatic form or cleavage. [1913 Webster] 2. Separated or distributed by a prism; formed by a prism; as, prismatic colors … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prismatic spectrum — Prismatic Pris*mat ic, Prismatical Pris*mat ic*al, a. [Cf. F. prismatique.] 1. Resembling, or pertaining to, a prism; as, a prismatic form or cleavage. [1913 Webster] 2. Separated or distributed by a prism; formed by a prism; as, prismatic colors … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Compass — This article is about the direction finding instrument used in navigation. For other uses, see Compass (disambiguation). A simple dry magnetic pocket compass … Wikipedia
prismatic — pris|mat|ic [prızˈmætık] adj 1.) using or containing a ↑prism ▪ a prismatic compass 2.) a prismatic colour is very clear and bright … Dictionary of contemporary English
