Prism
noun
A solid shape with flat ends that are the same, and flat sides.
A prism can be used to break light up into its constituent spectral colors.
Often appears as...
- triangular prism
- light prism
noun
A glass or other transparent object in prism form that disperses light into a spectrum.
He used a prism to show the colors within a ray of sunlight.
Often appears as...
- refraction in prism
- spectrum of prism
noun
A perspective or aspect under which a concept or person is considered.
The authors considered the situation through a feminist prism.
Often appears as...
- view through a prism
- prism of society
noun
A software framework used by many applications to develop rich and interactive user interfaces.
He used the Prism framework to develop the front-end of his application.
Often appears as...
- prism framework
- prism application
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A solid shape with flat ends that are the same, and flat sides.
A prism can be used to break light up into its constituent spectral colors.
Often appears as...
- triangular prism
- light prism
noun
A glass or other transparent object in prism form that disperses light into a spectrum.
He used a prism to show the colors within a ray of sunlight.
Often appears as...
- refraction in prism
- spectrum of prism
noun
A perspective or aspect under which a concept or person is considered.
The authors considered the situation through a feminist prism.
Often appears as...
- view through a prism
- prism of society
noun
A software framework used by many applications to develop rich and interactive user interfaces.
He used the Prism framework to develop the front-end of his application.
Often appears as...
- prism framework
- prism application
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Geometric Shape
Remember, a prism in geometry has identical ends and flat rectangular sides, forming a 3D shape.
Math problems often involve calculating the volume of a prism.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Just Triangles
Though often triangular, prisms can have different shaped bases like hexagonal.
The toy block set includes a hexagonal prism.
Pro Tip 1/2Geometric Shape
Remember, a prism in geometry has identical ends and flat rectangular sides, forming a 3D shape.
Math problems often involve calculating the volume of a prism.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Just Triangles
Though often triangular, prisms can have different shaped bases like hexagonal.
The toy block set includes a hexagonal prism.
Pro Tip 1/2Geometric Shape
Remember, a prism in geometry has identical ends and flat rectangular sides, forming a 3D shape.
Math problems often involve calculating the volume of a prism.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Just Triangles
Though often triangular, prisms can have different shaped bases like hexagonal.
The toy block set includes a hexagonal prism.
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Surveillance on and off...
the NSA's prism program what we don't think about are these sort of more subtle insidious technologies that infiltrate all different aspects of our daily lives how we live work and relate to one another and I think the trucker's scenario is really instructive in helping us to think through how those
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What it's like to be a...
our experience of being alive. They're the way that we understand the world and our place in it. They're the way we develop empathy for people who have experiences different than our own. And right now, all of that is being funneled at us through the prism of this one perspective.
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How quantum mechanics...
but how does it work? Is it like the glass of a greenhouse or like an insulating blanket? Well, not entirely. The answer involves a bit of quantum mechanics, but don't worry, we'll start with a rainbow. If you look closely at sunlight separated through a prism,
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Animals Cannot Be Blue PIPE...
SARAH This is the blue morpho butterfly. Yes, the emoji one. It is the perfect example of an animal that only appears blue because of the clever way that its wing scales interact with light. Similar to how a prism disperses different wavelengths of light,
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Why we need the...
many scientists, many observers, looked at the light given off from atoms. And they saw strange pictures like this. What you're seeing when you put it through a prism is that you heat hydrogen up and it doesn't just glow like a white light,
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Meet my robot...
we think not only about ourselves but also about the people around us in a very positive way so for me this is my prism this is my thinking tool number one for unlocking some of all that mystery that's in the world and when I
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A glimpse of life on the...
foster care dropouts, teenage runaways escaping abuse and unforgiving homes. Where others see stories of privation and economic failure, travelers view their own existence through the prism of liberation and freedom.
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The urgency of...
was partial, and it was distorting. For me, the challenge that I faced was trying to figure out whether there was an alternative narrative, a prism that would allow us to see Emma's dilemma,
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On reading the Koran -...
who is not a swelling breast or high prism inside now this may be a way of saying pure beings like in angels or it may be like the greek cross or koi and eternal use but the truth is nobody
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Exo-Cannibalism PIPE...
that aren't part of your own group tabouleh Stan this means small band of Raiders attacked distant settlements captured prisms and brought them back to
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Surveillance on and off...
the NSA's prism program what we don't think about are these sort of more subtle insidious technologies that infiltrate all different aspects of our daily lives how we live work and relate to one another and I think the trucker's scenario is really instructive in helping us to think through how those
Video examples
What it's like to be a...
our experience of being alive. They're the way that we understand the world and our place in it. They're the way we develop empathy for people who have experiences different than our own. And right now, all of that is being funneled at us through the prism of this one perspective.
Video examples
How quantum mechanics...
but how does it work? Is it like the glass of a greenhouse or like an insulating blanket? Well, not entirely. The answer involves a bit of quantum mechanics, but don't worry, we'll start with a rainbow. If you look closely at sunlight separated through a prism,
Video examples
Animals Cannot Be Blue PIPE...
SARAH This is the blue morpho butterfly. Yes, the emoji one. It is the perfect example of an animal that only appears blue because of the clever way that its wing scales interact with light. Similar to how a prism disperses different wavelengths of light,
Video examples
Why we need the...
many scientists, many observers, looked at the light given off from atoms. And they saw strange pictures like this. What you're seeing when you put it through a prism is that you heat hydrogen up and it doesn't just glow like a white light,
Video examples
Meet my robot...
we think not only about ourselves but also about the people around us in a very positive way so for me this is my prism this is my thinking tool number one for unlocking some of all that mystery that's in the world and when I
Video examples
A glimpse of life on the...
foster care dropouts, teenage runaways escaping abuse and unforgiving homes. Where others see stories of privation and economic failure, travelers view their own existence through the prism of liberation and freedom.
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The urgency of...
was partial, and it was distorting. For me, the challenge that I faced was trying to figure out whether there was an alternative narrative, a prism that would allow us to see Emma's dilemma,
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On reading the Koran -...
who is not a swelling breast or high prism inside now this may be a way of saying pure beings like in angels or it may be like the greek cross or koi and eternal use but the truth is nobody
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Exo-Cannibalism PIPE...
that aren't part of your own group tabouleh Stan this means small band of Raiders attacked distant settlements captured prisms and brought them back to
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Andrew Ross Sorkin
American Journalist
I have always looked at the world through the prism of money to some degree. If you could follow the money, it explains a lot of things, in all sorts of aspects of the world. You can look at politics through the prism of money. You can look at art through the prism of money. You can look at sports through the prism of money.
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Annette Bening
American Actress
There's love for your parents, your family, your spouse, your partner, your friends, but the nature of the connection you have with your child, there's nothing like it. It has its own character and it's so serious and so powerful, and so it's a prism through which I see everything.
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Munira Mirza
British Public Servant
A major step towards the universalist approach would be to dismantle the countless diversity policies that encourage people to see everything through the prism of racial difference.
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Cate Blanchett
Australian Actress
I'm not interested in playing characters who see the world through my prism; I think the journey of understanding any character is to see how they tick and how they differ from you.
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Isabella Rossellini
Italian Actress
That is the great pleasure of working with great directors. You get to look at the world through many different prisms. I guess I love talent, whatever form it takes.
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Anna Deavere Smith
American Actress
I remember from my father's funeral that the minister kept using a metaphor about life of a prism. And I took that away like a cherished image.
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Valentina Shevchenko
Athlete
My understanding of the world is all through the prism of martial arts. It's affected every aspect of my life.
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Velveteen Dream
American Wrestler
I don't live in a prism, and I'm not afraid of anything. I haven't built any walls around myself.
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Sterling K. Brown
American Actor
The prism through which you experience life is so unique. There is no objective experience.
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Jim Nantz
American Entertainer
I'm looking at the world through a very positive prism.
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Andrew Ross Sorkin
American Journalist
I have always looked at the world through the prism of money to some degree. If you could follow the money, it explains a lot of things, in all sorts of aspects of the world. You can look at politics through the prism of money. You can look at art through the prism of money. You can look at sports through the prism of money.
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Annette Bening
American Actress
There's love for your parents, your family, your spouse, your partner, your friends, but the nature of the connection you have with your child, there's nothing like it. It has its own character and it's so serious and so powerful, and so it's a prism through which I see everything.
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Munira Mirza
British Public Servant
A major step towards the universalist approach would be to dismantle the countless diversity policies that encourage people to see everything through the prism of racial difference.
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Cate Blanchett
Australian Actress
I'm not interested in playing characters who see the world through my prism; I think the journey of understanding any character is to see how they tick and how they differ from you.
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Isabella Rossellini
Italian Actress
That is the great pleasure of working with great directors. You get to look at the world through many different prisms. I guess I love talent, whatever form it takes.
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Anna Deavere Smith
American Actress
I remember from my father's funeral that the minister kept using a metaphor about life of a prism. And I took that away like a cherished image.
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Valentina Shevchenko
Athlete
My understanding of the world is all through the prism of martial arts. It's affected every aspect of my life.
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Velveteen Dream
American Wrestler
I don't live in a prism, and I'm not afraid of anything. I haven't built any walls around myself.
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Sterling K. Brown
American Actor
The prism through which you experience life is so unique. There is no objective experience.
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Jim Nantz
American Entertainer
I'm looking at the world through a very positive prism.
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