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- [priz-mat-ik]
- /prɪzˈmæt ɪk/
- /prɪzˈmætɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [priz-mat-ik]
- /prɪzˈmæt ɪk/
Definitions of prismatic word
- adjective prismatic of, relating to, or like a prism. 1
- adjective prismatic formed by or as if by a transparent prism. 1
- adjective prismatic spectral in color; brilliant: prismatic colors. 1
- adjective prismatic highly varied or faceted: a prismatic existence. 1
- adjective prismatic refractive 1
- adjective prismatic showing colours of the spectrum 1
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Origin of prismatic
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
1700-10; < Greek prīsmat- (stem of prîsma) prism + -ic
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Parts of speech for Prismatic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
prismatic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for prismatic
adj prismatic
- chromatic — In music, chromatic means related to the scale that consists only of semitones.
- hued — having the hue or color as specified (usually used in combination): many-hued; golden-hued.
- iridescent — displaying a play of lustrous colors like those of the rainbow.
- irised — Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- colorful — Something that is colorful has bright colors or a lot of different colors.
adjective prismatic
- colourful — Something that is colourful has bright colours or a lot of different colours.
- kaleidoscopic — of, relating to, or created by a kaleidoscope.
- marbled — Having a streaked and patterned appearance like that of variegated marble.
- mingled — Simple past tense and past participle of mingle.
- multicoloured — Alternative spelling of multicolored.
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