PRISMS
- Used figuratively with reference to the clarification or distortion afforded by a particular viewpoint
- A solid geometric figure whose two end faces are similar, equal, and parallel rectilinear figures, and whose sides are parallelograms
- A glass or other transparent object in this form, esp. one that is triangular with refracting surfaces at an acute angle with each other and that separates white light into a spectrum of colors
- PRISM, a solid which disperses light into a spectrum [n]