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prismo

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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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

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  • Hyphenation: pris‧mo

Noun

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prismo

  1. (geometry) a prism; a polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape, the other faces being parallelogram-shaped sides
  2. a transparent block in the shape of a prism (typically with triangular ends), used to split or reflect light
  3. (physics, optics) prismatic colors

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:prismo.

Esperanto

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈprismo/
  • Hyphenation: pris‧mo

Noun

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prismo (accusative singular prismon, plural prismoj, accusative plural prismojn)

  1. (geometry) prism
  2. prism (block that splits and reflects light)
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See also

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