prismatic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or relating to or resembling or constituting a prism
    • prismatic form
  2. adjective satellite exhibiting spectral colors formed by refraction of light through a prism
    • prismatic light

WordNet

Pris*mat"ic, Pris*mat"ic*al adjective (Also<
  • Prismatic
  • Prismatical
)
Etymology
Cf. F. prismatique.
Definitions
  1. Resembling, or pertaining to, a prism; as, a prismatic form or cleavage.
  2. Separated or distributed by a prism; formed by a prism; as, prismatic colors.
  3. (Crystallog.) Same as Orthorhombic.

Webster 1913