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prism

🇬🇧 UK/'prizm/🇺🇸 US
C1

Definitions

n.

A transparent glass or crystal object with triangular ends that refracts light into a spectrum; a geometric solid with parallel polygonal ends.

棱镜；棱柱体

🧩 Root Breakdown

Loanword
prismother
=prism

Common Collocations

  • 1.glass prism玻璃棱镜
  • 2.triangular prism三棱柱
  • 3.through the prism of透过……的视角
  • 4.[optical prism]光学棱镜

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The scientist used a glass prism to split white light into a rainbow of colors.

  • 2.

    She viewed the conflict through the prism of her own cultural background.

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