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Etymology
From prism + -o; from English prismo, Late Latin prisma, from Ancient Greek πρίσματος (prísmatos), from Ancient Greek πρίσμα (prísma, “something sawed”), from πρίζειν (prízein, “to saw”).
Pronunciation
Noun
prismo
- (geometry) a prism; a polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape, the other faces being parallelogram-shaped sides
- a transparent block in the shape of a prism (typically with triangular ends), used to split or reflect light
- (physics, optics) prismatic colors
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈprismo/
- Hyphenation: pris‧mo
Noun
prismo (accusative singular prismon, plural prismoj, accusative plural prismojn)
- (geometry) prism
- prism (block that splits and reflects light)
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