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prism

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Số nhiều: prisms

The word evokes a sense of clarity and transformation. In a scientific sense, it is the tool that reveals the hidden components of light, turning a singular beam into a spectrum. This creates a strong association with discovery, precision, and the physics of optics. In a figurative sense, it describes the mental lens through which a person views the world. When someone sees a situation through the prism of their own experience, they are filtering and distorting the truth based on their personal biases or history, much like glass bends a beam of light.

Used when referring to individual physical objects, such as a glass prism in a lab or a geometric prism in a math textbook.

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Danh từ

"The prism split the white light into a rainbow of colors."

Danh từ

A solid geometric figure whose two ends are similar and parallel polygons.

"The architect designed the building in the shape of a triangular prism."

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