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Definition: Prismatic |
PrismaticAdjective1. Of or relating to or resembling or constituting a prism; "prismatic form". 2. Exhibiting spectral colors formed by refraction of light through a prism; "prismatic light". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "prismatic" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1827. (references) |
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Mining | A. Descriptive of a clast with length to width ratio between 1.5:1 and 3:1. CF:tabular b. Pertaining to a sedimentary prism. c. Pertaining to a crystallographic prism. d. Descriptive of a crystal with one dimension markedly longer than the other two. e. Descriptive of two directions of cleavage. f. Descriptive of a metamorphic texture in which a large proportion of grains are prismatic and have approx. parallel orientation, giving a lineated appearance in hand specimens and thin sections. CF:equantSee also:columnar. (references) |
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 | Prismatic mirrors for reflecting laser light beam Transcontinental traverse party of Woodrow Johnson. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Figure 5. An Aime tide gauge. Aime's tidal studies began at the port of Algiers in 1838. Aime designed a prismatic lead tube supported by wood and provided with a filtering mechanism at its base that attenuated wave motion. A wood float connected to a counterweight by a silk cord, indicated the level of the sea on a reverse graduated scale which was calibrated on a calm day. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |
 | View from Prismatic Point, Lake Orion, Mich. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| "Prismatic" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 94.12% of the time. "Prismatic" is used about 17 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 94.12% | 16 | 87,710 |
| Noun (proper) | 5.88% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 17 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "prismatic": prismatic binocular ♦ prismatic borax ♦ prismatic cleavage ♦ prismatic colors ♦ prismatic colours ♦ prismatic compass ♦ prismatic core ♦ prismatic glasses ♦ prismatic guide ♦ prismatic guide way ♦ prismatic guide ways ♦ prismatic joint ♦ prismatic jointing ♦ prismatic lens ♦ prismatic section ♦ prismatic spectrum ♦ prismatic stereoscope ♦ prismatic structure ♦ prismatic way ♦ prismatic ways. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
prismatic | 20 |
globe light patio prismatic | 6 |
compass prismatic | 4 |
grand prismatic | 4 |
prismatic lens | 4 |
light prismatic | 3 |
dye prismatic | 3 |
prismatic skylight | 3 |
coefficient prismatic | 3 |
powder prismatic | 3 |
plastic prismatic | 3 |
globe light prismatic | 2 |
paint prismatic | 2 |
grand prismatic spring | 2 |
prismatic battery | 2 |
dye prismatic vial | 2 |
amulet prismatic | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "prismatic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | prizmatik, ngjyra-ngjyra. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | موشوري, براق (brilliant, flaming, glossy, incandescent, lustrous, meretricious, opalescent, radiant, sheeny, shining, shiny, specular, tawdriness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | призматичен. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 多彩. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | hranolový. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | prismatiske taender (columellar teeth, prismatic teeth), prismatisk føring (inverted Vee slideway, inverted Vee way, prismatic guide, prismatic guide way, prismatic way, raised V), prismatisk tank (prismatic tank), prismebriller (prismatic glasses), prismeføring (prismatic guide, prismatic guide ways, prismatic ways), prismeformet emne (prismatic part), prismeformet koks (fingery coke, prismatic coke), prismejern (prismatic member), prismestang (prismatic member), prismeglas (prismatic glass), prismatisk koks (fingery coke, prismatic coke), okularprisme (eyepiece prism, prismatic eyepiece), Brewster-Holme's stereoskop (Brewster stereoscope, Brewster-Holme stereoscope, Brewster's stereoscope, lenticular stereoscope, prismatic stereoscope, refracting stereoscope), dentes columellares (columellar teeth, prismatic teeth), føringsprisme (prismatic guide, prismatic guide way, prismatic way), forskydningsled (prismatic joint), Fresnel linse (prismatic lens), glasprisme (prism, prismatic glass), koks i lange stykker (fingery coke, prismatic coke), stejlsigteprisme (eyepiece prism, prismatic eyepiece), basaltopsprækning (basaltic jointing, columnar jointing, columnar structure, prismatic jointing, prismatic structure), Schmalkalder boussole (prismatic compass), tagprismeføring (inverted Vee slideway, inverted Vee way, prismatic guide, prismatic guide way, prismatic way, raised V), sammensat prismatisk linse (prismatic lens), hovedsnit i prisme (prismatic section). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | prismakompas (prismatic compass), prismabril (prismatic glasses), prismaglas (prism, prismatic glass), prismalaag (prismatic layer, prysmatic layer), prismatank (prismatic tank), prismatisch gewricht (prismatic joint), prismatisch stuk (prismatic part), prismatische staaf (prismatic member), prismageleiding (prismatic guide, prismatic guide ways, prismatic ways), stereoscoop van Brewster (Brewster stereoscope, Brewster-Holme stereoscope, Brewster's stereoscope, lenticular stereoscope, prismatic stereoscope, refracting stereoscope), zuilvormige klieving (basaltic jointing, columnar jointing, columnar structure, prismatic jointing, prismatic structure), wigvormige opstaande rand (inverted Vee slideway, inverted Vee way, prismatic guide, prismatic guide way, prismatic way, raised V), dentes columellares (columellar teeth, prismatic teeth), zenitoculair (eyepiece prism, prismatic eyepiece), oculairprisma (eyepiece prism, prismatic eyepiece), molaren (columellar teeth, prismatic teeth), kooks in langwerpige brokken (fingery coke, prismatic coke), kiezen (choose, elect, pick out, vote), geleidingsprisma (prismatic guide, prismatic guide way, prismatic way), dentes multicuspidati (columellar teeth, prismatic teeth), dentes molares (columellar teeth, prismatic teeth). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | pylväsrakoilu (basaltic jointing, columnar jointing, columnar structure, prismatic jointing, prismatic structure), prismalasi (prism, prismatic glass), prismakompassi (prismatic compass), prismajohteet (prismatic guide, prismatic guide ways, prismatic ways), prismajohde (prismatic guide, prismatic guide way, prismatic way), suoraviivainen liikenivel (prismatic joint), okulaariprisma (eyepiece prism, prismatic eyepiece), lasiprisma (prism, prismatic glass). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | prismatique. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | prismatisch. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πρισματικόσ (prismatical). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מ סרתי. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | prizma alakú. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | pezzo prismatico (prismatic part), Nocciolo prismatico (prismatic core), asta prismatica (prismatic member), coke in pezzatura allungata (fingery coke, prismatic coke), denti prismatici (columellar teeth, prismatic teeth), diffusore prismato (prism, prismatic glass), divisione prismatica (basaltic jointing, columnar jointing, columnar structure, prismatic jointing, prismatic structure), fratturazione basaltica (basaltic jointing, columnar jointing, columnar structure, prismatic jointing, prismatic structure), articolazione prismatica (prismatic joint), lente prismatica (prismatic lens), vetro prismatico (prismatic glass), occhiali prismatici (prismatic glasses), ostraco (prismatic layer, prysmatic layer), serbatoio prismatico (prismatic tank), sezione prismatica (prismatic section), stereoscopio di Brewster-Holme (Brewster stereoscope, Brewster-Holme stereoscope, Brewster's stereoscope, lenticular stereoscope, prismatic stereoscope, refracting stereoscope), strato prismatico (prismatic layer, prysmatic layer), guida prismatica (inverted Vee slideway, inverted Vee way, prismatic guide, prismatic guide way, prismatic guide ways, prismatic way, prismatic ways, raised V). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 七色 (the seven prismatic colors). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | なないろ (the seven prismatic colors), しちしょく (the seven prismatic colors). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | prismagh. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ismaticpray prismático, com cores vivas. (various references) prismatic. (various references) призматический. (various references) prizmatičan. (various references) prismático. (various references) prismatisk. (various references) prizmatik, prizma şeklinde (prismoid). (various references) призматичний. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "prismatic": prismatically. (additional references) | |
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"Prismatic" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: britamatic, Parysatis, persimitis, pismatic, pracmatic, praqmatic, prasmatic, praymatic, Primafix, prismatics, prizmatic. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "prismatic" (pronounced pri'zma"tik) |
| 6 | -z m a" t i k | asthmatic, charismatic. |
| 5 | -m a" t i k | aromatic, asymptomatic, automatic, axiomatic, cinematic, climatic, diagrammatic, diplomatic, dogmatic, dramatic, emblematic, enigmatic, enzymatic, idiomatic, mathematic, melodramatic, monochromatic, numismatic, pneumatic, posttraumatic, pragmatic, problematic, programmatic, psychosomatic, rheumatic, schematic, semiautomatic, symptomatic, systematic, thematic, traumatic, undiplomatic. |
| 4 | -a" t i k | acrobatic, aerobatic, aristocratic, attic, autocratic, bureaucratic, democratic, ecstatic, electrostatic, emphatic, erratic, fanatic, hepatic, homeostatic, idiosyncratic, lymphatic, operatic, pancreatic, phosphatic, prostatic, static, technocratic, theocratic, undemocratic. |
| 3 | -t i k | acetic, acoustic, aesthetic, agnostic, alphabetic, altruistic, amniotic, anachronistic, analytic, anesthetic, antagonistic, Antarctic, antibiotic, antic, anticlimactic, antiseptic, aortic, apathetic, apocalyptic, apologetic, apoplectic, aquatic, arctic, arithmetic, arthritic, artistic, ascetic, astronautic, atavistic, atheistic, athletic, authentic, autistic, ballistic, bombastic, capitalistic, catalytic, cathartic, caustic, chaotic, characteristic, chauvinistic, chiropractic, climactic, coloristic, cosmetic, critic, cryptic, cultic, cystic, dendritic, despotic, deterministic, diabetic, diagnostic, dialectic, diamagnetic, didactic, dietetic, diuretic, domestic, drastic, drumstick, dualistic, dynastic, ecclesiastic, eclectic, ecliptic, elastic, electrolytic, electromagnetic, emetic, empathetic, energetic, enthusiastic, epigenetic, epileptic, erotic, euphemistic, evangelistic, exotic, expressionistic, extragalactic, fantastic, fatalistic, ferromagnetic, feudalistic, fiberoptic, frantic, frenetic, futuristic, galactic, genetic, geomagnetic, gigantic, granitic, gymnastic, halophytic, hectic, hedonistic, hemolytic, heretic, hermaphroditic, holistic, homiletic, humanistic, hyperkinetic, hypnotic, iconoclastic, idealistic, idiotic, imperialistic, impressionistic, individualistic, inelastic, interscholastic, jingoistic, journalistic, kinesthetic, kinetic, lactic, legalistic, linguistic, logistic, magnetic, majestic, masochistic, materialistic, mechanistic, militaristic, monastic, monopolistic, moralistic, mystic, narcissistic, narcotic, nationalistic, naturalistic, neritic, neurotic, novelistic, oligopolistic, onomastic, opportunistic, optic, optimistic, orthodontic, pantheistic, paralytic, paramagnetic, parasitic, parasympathetic, parthenogenetic, paternalistic, pathetic, patriotic, patristic, pectic, pedantic, peptic, peripatetic, pessimistic, phonetic, plastic, pluralistic, poetic, polytheistic, porphyritic, primitivistic, propagandistic, prophetic, prophylactic, prosthetic, psychoanalytic, psychotherapeutic, psychotic, puristic, quixotic, realistic, relativistic, ritualistic, robotic, romantic, rustic, sadistic, sarcastic, scholastic, semantic, semiotic, sensationalistic, septic, simplistic, skeptic, socialistic, statistic, stylistic, surrealistic, sycophantic, symbiotic, sympathetic, synergistic, synthetic, tactic, terroristic, therapeutic, thermoplastic, thrombolytic, transatlantic, triptych, unapologetic, unauthentic, uncharacteristic, unenthusiastic, unpatriotic, unrealistic, unsympathetic, voyeuristic. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-i-i-m-p-r-s-t" | |
-1 letter: crampits, scimitar, scrimpit. | |
-2 letters: armpits, crampit, impacts, impairs, imparts, mispart, piratic, satiric, simitar, trismic. | |
-3 letters: armpit, capris, cramps, crimps, crista, iatric, impact, impair, impart, mastic, misact, primas, racism, racist, rapist, scampi, scrimp, script, spirit, tapirs, tramps, triacs. | |
-4 letters: airts, amici, amirs, aspic, astir, atrip, campi, camps, carpi, carps, carts, cramp, crams, craps, crimp, crisp. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-i-i-m-p-r-s-t" | |
+3 letters: importancies, imprecations, misanthropic, pictorialism, pragmaticism, pragmaticist, pragmatistic, semitropical. | |
+4 letters: anisometropic, comparativist, corporativism, imperialistic, particularism, pictorialisms, pragmaticisms, pragmaticists, prismatically, protactiniums, semiparasitic. | |
+5 letters: actinomorphies, comparativists, corporativisms, microparticles, micropulsation, particularisms, recompilations. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 72 69 73 6D 61 74 69 63 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).--. .-. .. ... -- .- - .. -.-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01110010 01101001 01110011 01101101 01100001 01110100 01101001 01100011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P r i s m a t i c |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0072 0069 0073 006D 0061 0074 0069 0063 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)508475857967867569 |
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