prism
/ˈprɪzəm/
noun
- A transparent solid object, often with triangular ends, that separates white light into the colors of the rainbow.
- The teacher used a glass prism to show how sunlight splits into a spectrum.
- Raindrops act like tiny prisms, creating a rainbow in the sky.
- She hung a crystal prism in the window, and it cast colorful patterns on the wall.
- A geometric solid with two parallel, identical bases and rectangular side faces.
- The building's design featured a large glass prism extending from the roof.
- In math class, we calculated the volume of a rectangular prism.
- A triangular prism has five faces: two triangles and three rectangles.
- A way of looking at or understanding something; a perspective or lens.
- The documentary examines history through the prism of ordinary people's lives.
- Her cultural background provides a unique prism for interpreting the story.
- We need to view the problem through a different prism to find a solution.
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