Prismatic /(?)/

Pris·mat·ic

Prismatic

a.
  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. Same as Orthorhombic. (Crystallog.)

Phrases & Compounds
Prismatic borax
borax crystallized in the form of oblique prisms, with ten molecules of water; -- distinguished from octahedral borax.
Prismatic colors
the seven colors into which light is resolved when passed through a prism; primary colors. See Primary colors, under Color.
Prismatic compass
a compass having a prism for viewing a distant object and the compass card at the same time.
Prismatic spectrum
the spectrum produced by the passage of light through a prism.