英语词汇“prismatic compass”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

prismatic compass

释义

prism /pri-zm/

noun

A solid whose ends are similar, equal and parallel polygons, and whose sides are parallelograms (geometry)
An object of that shape, esp a triangular prism of glass or the like for resolving light into separate colours
A crystal form of three or more faces parallel to an axis (crystallography)
(loosely) prismatic colours or spectrum

ORIGIN: Gr prīsma, -atos a piece sawn off, sawdust, a prism, from prīein to saw

prismatˈic or prismatˈical adjective

Resembling, belonging to or using a prism
Built up of prisms (crystallography)
(of colours or light) (as though) produced by means of a prism, hence clear and brilliant

prismatˈically adverb

prisˈmoid noun (geometry)

A figure like a prism, but with similar unequal ends

prisˈmoidal adjective

prisˈmy adjective

Prismatic in colour

prismatic colours plural noun

The seven colours into which a ray of white light is refracted by a prism, that is red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet

prismatic compass noun

A surveying instrument which by means of a prism enables the compass reading to be taken as the object is sighted

prismatic powder noun

Pebble-powder

triangular, quadrilateral, etc prism noun

A prism whose ends are triangles, quadrilaterals, etc

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