different between purism vs prism

English

Etymology

From French purisme

Noun

purism (countable and uncountable, plural purisms)

1. An insistence on pure or unmixed forms.
   1. (linguistics) The desire to use words and forms derived from what is considered the native element in a given language instead of elements considered borrowed or foreign.
2. (uncountable) An insistence on the traditionally correct way of doing things.
3. (countable) An example of purist language etc.

Derived terms

• neo-purism
• ultrapurism

Related terms

• purist
• puristic

Translations

Further reading

• purism in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• purism in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• Primus, primus

Romanian

Etymology

From French purisme

Noun

purism n (uncountable)

1. purism

Declension

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