different between columnar vs prismatic

English

Etymology

column +? -ar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??l?mn?(?)/

Adjective

columnar (not comparable)

1. Having the shape of a column.
2. Constructed with columns.

Derived terms

• half columnar
• subcolumnar

Translations

Latin

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

c?lumn?r n (genitive c?lumn?ris); third declension

1. marble quarry

Declension

Third-declension noun.

References

• columnar in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• columnar in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Spanish

Adjective

columnar (plural columnares)

1. columnar

English

Alternative forms

• prismatick (archaic)

Etymology

From French prismatique

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /p??z?mæt?k/
• Rhymes: -æt?k

Adjective

prismatic (comparative more prismatic, superlative most prismatic)

1. Of or pertaining to a prism; having the form of a prism; containing one or more prisms.
2. Separated or distributed by, or as if by, a transparent prism; formed by a prism; varied or brilliant in color.

Synonyms

• (varied in color): motley, multicolored, polychromatic; see also Thesaurus:multicolored

Derived terms

Translations

References

• prismatic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Romanian

Etymology

From French prismatique

Adjective

prismatic m or n (feminine singular prismatic?, masculine plural prismatici, feminine and neuter plural prismatice)

1. prismatic

Declension

Related terms

• prism?