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prism

[priz-uhm] / ˈprɪz əm /


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Certain that Ingres had used something optical to achieve that quality, Hockney bought himself a camera lucida, a small device that works like a prism.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

They also examined spectra, which are created when light is separated into its component wavelengths, much like a prism creating a rainbow.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Children of divorced parents often learn about money through the prism of the breakup—and carry those lessons into adulthood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

And yet his career should not be judged through the prism of these failures.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Clare gestured to the world around them, the prism of light deepening by the minute, the fitful winds blowing their fur in every direction.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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