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n.the colors of the visible spectrum produced by passing white light through a prism; red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet
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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 colors — prismatic colors, the seven colors formed when white light is passed through a prism; red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. These are the colors of the spectrum … Useful english dictionary
prismatic colors — n. the colors of the visible spectrum produced by passing white light through a prism; red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet … English World dictionary
prismatic colors — colors of the rainbow, colors of the visible spectrum … English contemporary dictionary
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 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 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
prismatic — [priz mat′ik] adj. [< Gr prisma (gen. prismatos): see PRISM & IC] 1. of or resembling a prism 2. that refracts light as a prism 3. that forms or resembles prismatic colors 4. many colored; brilliant; dazzling prismatically adv … English World dictionary
prismatic — prismatically, adv. /priz mat ik/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or like a prism. 2. formed by or as if by a transparent prism. 3. spectral in color; brilliant: prismatic colors. 4. highly varied or faceted: a prismatic existence. Also, prismatical … Universalium
