noun Download 🔗Share A polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape, the other faces being parallelogram-shaped sides. Examples : "The teacher showed us a glass prism in science class, and sunlight passing through it split into a rainbow of colors. " material physics math Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A transparent block in the shape of a prism (typically with triangular ends), used to split or reflect light. Examples : "The science teacher used a prism to demonstrate how white light is made of many colors. " material physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A crystal in which the faces are parallel to the vertical axis. Examples : "The science teacher showed us a quartz prism, its faces perfectly aligned with its vertical axis. " material physics science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading