Definition:
prisms
- prismsA glass or other transparent object in this form, esp. one that is triangular with refracting surfaces at an acute angle with each other and that separates white light into a spectrum of colors
- prismsA solid geometric figure whose two end faces are similar, equal, and parallel rectilinear figures, and whose sides are parallelograms
- prismsPRISM, a solid which disperses light into a spectrum
- prismsUsed figuratively with reference to the clarification or distortion afforded by a particular viewpoint