prism

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Synonyms: prim, prise, pris, porism, purism, priss, priam, prisa, prsm, primm, rism

Antonyms: prim, prise, pris, porism, purism, priss, priam, prisa, prsm, primm, rism

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|geometry}}{{lb|en|geometry}} A [[polyhedron]] with [[parallel#Adjective|parallel]] [[end#Noun|ends]] of the [[same#Adjective|same]] [[polygonal]] [[shape#Noun|shape]] and [[size#Noun|size]], the other [[face#Noun|faces]] being [[parallelogram]]-[[shaped#Adjective|shaped]] [[sides]].
2. {{senseid|en|surveying}}{{lb|en|by extension|surveying}} A {{l|en|retroreflector|t=[[device]] which reflects light back to its [[source#Noun|source]] with [[minimal#Adjective|minimal]] [[scattering#Noun|scattering]]}} which is usually [[attach]]ed to a [[surveying#Noun|surveying]] [[pole#Noun|pole]] as a [[target#Noun|target]] for a [[total station]] which [[emit]]s a light [[beam#Noun|beam]] at the device and calculates how [[long#Adjective|long]] it [[take#Verb|takes]] to be reflected back in order to [[measure#Verb|measure]] [[distance#Noun|distance]].
3. {{lb|en|figurative}} A [[perspective]] that [[color#Verb|colours]] one's [[perception]].

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