adverb
- in the manner of a prism; by breaking light into its component colors
- in a way that shows multiple aspects or perspectives
Usage: optics; physics
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The crystal refracted the sunlight prismatically across the wall.
- Water droplets in the air split the light prismatically to form a rainbow.
- The diamond sparkled prismatically in the jewelry store display.
- She viewed the complex issue prismatically, considering all angles.
- The author presented the story prismatically through multiple narrators.
- Light passed prismatically through the glass sculpture.