Word Type

Noun

The word "prism" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

windowsill

Capable Of

separate white light into many colors

Derived Terms

Glan–Foucault prism Glan–Thompson prism Nomarski prism Sénarmont prism antiprism duoprism foreprism gigantoprism gonioprism grism hyperprism microprismatic muscle prism muscle-prism nanoprism polyprismane prism glass prism train prismal prismane prismate prismated prismatic prismatically prismatoid prismatoidal prismed prismenchyma prismic prismless prismlike prismodic prismoid prismoidal prismy prisoptometer regular muscle-prism slab-off prism

Context

geometry

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

optical device polyhedron prismatoid

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

Amici prism Dove prism Nicol prism Porro prism Rochon prism Wollaston prism accretionary prism biprism clino-prism cylinder hemiprism hexagonal prism irregular prism macroprism microprism orthoprism pentagonal prism pentaprism protoprism roof prism triangular prism wedge prism

Type Of (IsA)

achromatism laboratory equipment optical device polyhedron

Part Of

biprism spectroscope telescope

Related Terms

axis parallel parallelogram polyhedron vertical

Used For

split light into multiple wavelengths

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.