prismatic

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US/pɹɪzˈmætɪk/

adjective

Of or pertaining to a prism; having the form of a prism; containing one or more prisms.

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motleymulticoloredpolychromaticcolorfulcolourful
OriginFrench prismatique ← Ancient Greek πρίσματος (prísmatos) →
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Meanings

adjectiveprismatic (comparative more prismatic, superlative most prismatic)

comparative more prismatic · superlative most prismatic · alternative prismatick

  1. Of or pertaining to a prism; having the form of a prism; containing one or more prisms.
  2. Separated or distributed by, or as if by, a transparent prism; formed by a prism; varied or brilliant in color.

    Synonyms: motley

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSeparated or distributed by, or as if by, a transparent prism; formed by a prism; varied or brilliant in color.

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motley
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multicoloredpolychromatic

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveexhibiting spectral colors formed by refraction of light through a prism

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colorfulcolourful
Also see
motleyprismatedprismic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπρῑ́ω (prī́ō)
  2. Ancient Greekπρίσματος (prísmatos)
  3. Frenchprismatique
  4. Englishprismatic

Borrowed from French prismatique. Equivalent to prism + -atic.

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Translations

Bulgarian призматичен
  • призматичен (prizmatičen)of or pertaining to a prism
Catalan prismàtic
  • prismàticof or pertaining to a prism
Finnish prismamainen, prismaattinen
  • prismamainenof or pertaining to a prism
  • prismaattinenof or pertaining to a prism
French prismatique
  • prismatiqueof or pertaining to a prism
German prismatisch, prismenförmig
  • prismatischof or pertaining to a prism
  • prismenförmigof or pertaining to a prism
  • prismenartigof or pertaining to a prism
Greek πρισματικός
  • πρισματικός (prismatikós)of or pertaining to a prism
Italian prismatico, prismatico
  • prismaticoof or pertaining to a prism
  • prismaticoseparated or distributed by a prism
Norwegian Bokmål prismatisk
  • prismatiskof or pertaining to a prism
Polish pryzmatyczny
  • pryzmatycznyof or pertaining to a prism
Portuguese prismático
  • prismáticoof or pertaining to a prism
Romanian prismatic
  • prismaticof or pertaining to a prism
Spanish prismático
  • prismáticoof or pertaining to a prism
Tagalog binalimbing, binalimbing
  • binalimbingof or pertaining to a prism
  • binalimbingseparated or distributed by a prism
Turkish prizmatik
  • prizmatikof or pertaining to a prism

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with prismatic

staticautomaticdemocraticsystematicatticthematicschematicaromatichepaticfanaticbureaucraticerraticlymphaticchromaticasymptomaticrheumaticidiosyncratickinematicaristocraticadiabaticemphaticasthmaticaxiomaticpsychosomatic
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Anagrams

primacist
Cite this entry
APA

prismatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prismatic

MLA

“prismatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prismatic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prismatic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prismatic.

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