prism

Definitions


[ˈprɪz(ə)m], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a solid geometric figure whose two ends are similar, equal, and parallel rectilinear figures, and whose sides are parallelograms


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Origin:
late 16th century: via late Latin from Greek prisma ‘thing sawn’, from prizein ‘to saw’




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