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1. prism
noun. ['ˈprɪzəm'] optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image.
Etymology
- prisma (Latin)
- πρίσμα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
Rhymes with Prism
- trism
- scism
- schism
- prizm
- chisum
- chism
- chisholm
How do you pronounce prism?
Pronounce prism as ˈprɪzəm.
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Sentences with prism
1. Noun, singular or mass
It is a prism because it has the same size cross section along the whole length.
Quotes about prism
1. Life is like a prism. What you see depends on how you turn the glass.
- Jonathan Kellerman
2. She was a genius of sadness, immersing herself in it, separating its numerous strands, appreciating its subtle nuances. She was a prism through which sadness could be divided into its infinite spectrum.
- Jonathan Safran Foer, Everything Is Illuminated
3. When I'm really into a novel, I'm seeing the world differently during that time— not just for the hour or so in the day when I get to read. I'm actually walking around in a haze, spellbound by the book and looking at everything through a different prism.
- Colin Firth
