Prism Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)
prism
noun
plural
prisms
prism
/ˈprɪzəm/
noun
plural
prisms
Britannica Dictionary definition of PRISM
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a transparent glass or plastic object that usually has three sides and that separates the light that passes through it into different colors
— often used figuratively to describe a way of looking at or thinking about something that causes you to see or understand it in a different way
- The novel is a history of early 19th-century America told through the prism of one life.
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