C1nounscienceeducation
US/ˈprɪz.əm/
UK/ˈprɪz.əm/
a clear block of glass with flat sides that splits white light into the colors of the rainbow
In context
The teacher held a prism up to the window to show us a rainbow.
When white light passes through a prism, it splits into seven colors.
Newton used a glass prism to study the nature of light.
Words that go with prism
noun + noun
- glass prismA glass prism sat on the shelf in the science lab.
verb + preposition
- through a prismLight bends as it passes through a prism.
verb + noun
- use a prismYou can use a prism to split light into a spectrum.
- hold a prismHold a prism in the sunlight and watch the colors appear.
adjective + noun
- triangular prismA triangular prism is the classic shape for this experiment.
noun + preposition
- prism ofHe saw the city through the prism of his childhood memories.