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Pris vs Prism - What's the difference?

pris | prism |

As nouns the difference between pris and prism

is that pris is obsolete form of lang=en while prism is a polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape, the other faces being parallelogram-shaped sides.

pris

English

Noun

  • (Webster 1913) ----

    prism

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (geometry) A polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape, the other faces being parallelogram-shaped sides.
  • A transparent block in the shape of a prism (typically with triangular ends), used to split or reflect light.
  • A crystal in which the faces are parallel to the vertical axis.
  • Derived terms

    * antiprism * Nicol prism * prismatic * prismatically * prismatoid * primoid * prismatoid * triangular prism