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What is a prism?

What is a prism? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (geometry) A polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape, the other faces being parallelogram-shaped sides.
  2. A transparent block in the shape of a prism (typically with triangular ends), used to split or reflect light.
  3. A crystal in which the faces are parallel to the vertical axis.
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At every juncture, his attachment to an analysis through the prism of Marxist critical theory derails his book.
With a prism ordinary white light can be split into a spectrum that resembles a rainbow.
You present a sliver, a little glass piece of the kaleidoscope, a tiny little prism, in which you may see the greater war, but you may not.
This new trichroic prism assembly is especially useful in a compact color projector employing reflective liquid-crystal light valves.
Georges Corm has shown how aggression and violence are founded on the prism of the communities.
It acted like a prism on the setting sunlight striking it, refracting the light in much the same way as a crystal would.

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