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Prismatical :: Prismatical (a.) Same as Orthorhombic.

Beryl :: Beryl (n.) A mineral of great hardness, and, when transparent, of much beauty. It occurs in hexagonal prisms, commonly of a green or bluish green color, but also yellow, pink, and white. It is a silicate of aluminium and glucinum (beryllium). The aquamarine is a transparent, sea-green variety used as a gem. The emerald is another variety highly prized in jewelry, and distinguished by its deep color, which is probably due to the presence of a little oxide of chromium..

Traject :: Traject (v. t.) To throw or cast through, over, or across; as, to traject the sun's light through three or more cross prisms..

Yenite :: Yenite (n.) A silicate of iron and lime occurring in black prismatic crystals; -- also called ilvaite.

Cylinder :: Cylinder (n.) The revolving square prism carrying the cards in a Jacquard loom.

Brachydiagonal :: Brachydiagonal (n.) The shorter of the diagonals in a rhombic prism.

Prismy :: Prismy (a.) Pertaining to a prism.

Lanarkite :: Lanarkite (n.) A mineral consisting of sulphate of lead, occurring either massive or in long slender prisms, of a greenish white or gray color..

Prism :: Prism (n.) A transparent body, with usually three rectangular plane faces or sides, and two equal and parallel triangular ends or bases; -- used in experiments on refraction, dispersion, etc..

Cantharidin :: Cantharidin (n.) The active principle of the cantharis, or Spanish fly, a volatile, acrid, bitter solid, crystallizing in four-sided prisms..

Strontic :: Strontianite (n.) Strontium carbonate, a mineral of a white, greenish, or yellowish color, usually occurring in fibrous massive forms, but sometimes in prismatic crystals..

Prismoid :: Prismoid (n.) A body that approaches to the form of a prism.

Prismatical :: Prismatical (a.) Separated or distributed by a prism; formed by a prism; as, prismatic colors..

Metallochrome :: Metallochrome (n.) A coloring produced by the deposition of some metallic compound; specifically, the prismatic tints produced by depositing a film of peroxide of lead on polished steel by electricity..

Anglesite :: Anglesite (n.) A native sulphate of lead. It occurs in white or yellowish transparent, prismatic crystals..

Orthite :: Orthite (n.) A variety of allanite occurring in slender prismatic crystals.

Indigo :: Indigo (n.) A kind of deep blue, one of the seven prismatic colors..

Apatite :: Apatite (n.) Native phosphate of lime, occurring usually in six-sided prisms, color often pale green, transparent or translucent..

Diffraction :: Diffraction (n.) The deflection and decomposition of light in passing by the edges of opaque bodies or through narrow slits, causing the appearance of parallel bands or fringes of prismatic colors, as by the action of a grating of fine lines or bars..

Irisated :: Irisated (a.) Exhibiting the prismatic colors; irised; iridescent.

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