prisma

Etymology

From Latin prisma, from Ancient Greek πρίσμα (prísma).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾiz.mə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾiz.ma/

Noun

prisma m (plural prismes)

1. (geometry) prism (a polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape)
2. prism (a transparent block used to split or reflect light)

Further reading

• “prisma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Noun

prisma

1. (optics) prism

Etymology

From Late Latin prisma, from Ancient Greek πρῖσμα (prîsma), from πρίω (príō, “to saw”)}}.

Noun

prisma m (plural prismi)

1. prism

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πρῖσμα (prîsma).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpris.ma/, [ˈprɪs.ma]

Noun

prisma n (genitive prismatis); third declension

1. prism

References

• prisma in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• prisma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Alternative forms

• prismene

Noun

prisma n

1. definite plural of prisme

Noun

prisma n

1. definite plural of prisme

Noun

prisma m (plural prismas)

1. (geometry) prism (polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape)
2. perspective (a point of view used in an analysis)

   Synonyms: óptica, perspectiva

Etymology

From Late Latin prisma, from Ancient Greek πρῖσμα (prîsma, literally “thing sawed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾisma/, [ˈpɾizma]

Noun

prisma m (plural prismas)

1. (geometry) prism (a polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape)
2. prism (a transparent block used to split or reflect light)
3. viewpoint, point of view, standpoint

Further reading

• “prisma” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.