prismatic

prismatic
    adj 1: of or relating to or resembling or constituting a prism;
           "prismatic form"
    2: exhibiting spectral colors formed by refraction of light
       through a prism; "prismatic light"
    

Prismatic \Pris*mat"ic\, Prismatical \Pris*mat"ic*al\, a. [Cf.
   F. prismatique.]
   1. Resembling, or pertaining to, a prism; as, a prismatic
      form or cleavage.
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   2. Separated or distributed by a prism; formed by a prism;
      as, prismatic colors.
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   3. (Crystallog.) Same as {Orthorhombic}.
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   {Prismatic borax} (Chem.), borax crystallized in the form of
      oblique prisms, with ten molecules of water; --
      distinguished from octahedral borax.

   {Prismatic colors} (Opt.), the seven colors into which light
      is resolved when passed through a prism; primary colors.
      See {Primary colors}, under {Color}.

   {Prismatic compass} (Surv.), a compass having a prism for
      viewing a distant object and the compass card at the same
      time.

   {Prismatic spectrum} (Opt.), the spectrum produced by the
      passage of light through a prism.
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colorful \colorful\ adj.
   1. having striking color. Opposite of {colorless}.

   Note: [Narrower terms: {changeable, chatoyant, iridescent,
         shot}; {deep, rich}; {flaming}; {fluorescent, glowing};
         {prismatic}; {psychedelic}; {red, ruddy, flushed,
         empurpled}]

   Syn: colourful.
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   2. striking in variety and interest. Opposite of {colorless}
      or {dull}. [Narrower terms: {brave, fine, gay, glorious};
      {flamboyant, resplendent, unrestrained}; {flashy, gaudy,
      jazzy, showy, snazzy, sporty}; {picturesque}]
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   3. having color or a certain color; not black, white or grey;
      as, colored crepe paper. Opposite of {colorless} and
      {monochrome}.

   Note: [Narrower terms: {tinted}; {touched, tinged}; {amber,
         brownish-yellow, yellow-brown}; {amethyst}; {auburn,
         reddish-brown}; {aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden};
         {azure, cerulean, sky-blue, bright blue}; {bicolor,
         bicolour, bicolored, bicoloured, bichrome}; {blue,
         bluish, light-blue, dark-blue}; {blushful,
         blush-colored, rosy}; {bottle-green}; {bronze, bronzy};
         {brown, brownish, dark-brown}; {buff}; {canary,
         canary-yellow}; {caramel, caramel brown}; {carnation};
         {chartreuse}; {chestnut}; {dun}; {earth-colored,
         earthlike}; {fuscous}; {green, greenish, light-green,
         dark-green}; {jade, jade-green}; {khaki}; {lavender,
         lilac}; {mauve}; {moss green, mosstone}; {motley,
         multicolor, culticolour, multicolored, multicoloured,
         painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied,
         varicolored, varicoloured}; {mousy, mouse-colored};
         {ocher, ochre}; {olive-brown}; {olive-drab}; {olive};
         {orange, orangish}; {peacock-blue}; {pink, pinkish};
         {purple, violet, purplish}; {red, blood-red, carmine,
         cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red,
         scarlet}; {red, reddish}; {rose, roseate}; {rose-red};
         {rust, rusty, rust-colored}; {snuff, snuff-brown,
         snuff-color, snuff-colour, snuff-colored,
         snuff-coloured, mummy-brown, chukker-brown}; {sorrel,
         brownish-orange}; {stone, stone-gray}; {straw-color,
         straw-colored, straw-coloured}; {tan}; {tangerine};
         {tawny}; {ultramarine}; {umber}; {vermilion,
         vermillion, cinibar, Chinese-red}; {yellow, yellowish};
         {yellow-green}; {avocado}; {bay}; {beige}; {blae
         bluish-black or gray-blue)}; {coral}; {creamy}; {cress
         green, cresson, watercress}; {hazel}; {honey,
         honey-colored}; {hued(postnominal)}; {magenta};
         {maroon}; {pea-green}; {russet}; {sage, sage-green};
         {sea-green}] [Also See: {chromatic}, {colored}, {dark},
         {light}.]

   Syn: colored, coloured, in color(predicate).
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59 Moby Thesaurus words for "prismatic":
      bicolor, bicolored, chromatic, cold, colorful, colorific, coloring,
      colory, cool, crazy, daedal, dichromatic, divers-colored, glowing,
      harlequin, harmonious, kaleidoscopic, many-colored, matching,
      medley, monochromatic, monochrome, monochromic, motley,
      multiangular, multicolor, multicolored, multicolorous,
      multilateral, parti-color, parti-colored, pigmentary,
      polychromatic, polychrome, polychromic, polygonal, polyhedral,
      prismal, prismoid, pyramidal, pyramidic, rainbow, shot,
      shot through, spectral, thunder and lightning, tinctorial, tingent,
      toning, trichromatic, trichromic, tricolor, tricolored, two-tone,
      varicolored, variegated, versicolor, versicolored, warm