prism
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- adjective
- adverb
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Sense 1 noun
a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms
Types & categories
- polyhedron hypernym
- parallelepiped hyponym
- quadrangular prism hyponym
- triangular prism hyponym
Related & opposite
- prismatic derivation
Sense 2 noun
optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image
Types & categories
- optical device hypernym
- erecting prism hyponym
Parts & wholes
- biprism part holonym
- spectroscope part holonym
- telescope part holonym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | prismatic |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | polyhedron |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | parallelepiped |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | quadrangular prism |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | triangular prism |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | prismatic |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | prismatic |
| 2 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | biprism |
| 2 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | spectroscope |
| 2 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | telescope |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | optical device |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | erecting prism |