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prism

English

Etymology

Late Latin prisma, from Ancient Greek ????????? (prísmatos), from Ancient Greek ?????? (prísma, something sawed), from ??????? (prízein, to saw).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?p??z?m/, [?p?????zm?]
  • Rhymes: -?z?m

Noun

prism (plural prisms)

  1. (geometry) A polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape, the other faces being parallelogram-shaped sides.
  2. A transparent block in the shape of a prism (typically with triangular ends), used to split or reflect light.
  3. A crystal in which the faces are parallel to the vertical axis.

Hyponyms

  • cylinder

Derived terms

Descendants

  • ? Japanese: ???? (purizumu)
  • ? Korean: ??? (peurijeum)
  • ? Thai: ?????? (bprí-s??m)

Translations

Anagrams

  • prims

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rhombohedron

English

Etymology

rhombo- +? -hedron

Noun

rhombohedron (plural rhombohedra or rhombohedrons)

  1. A prism with six faces, each a rhombus.

Translations

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