Prism

Prism

Prism may refer to:

cience and mathematics

* Prism (optics), a transparent object which refracts light
** Dispersive prism, the most familiar type of optical prism
* Prism (geometry), a kind of polyhedron
* Prism (geology), a kind of sedimentary rock

Media and entertainment

Books, comics and magazines

* Prism (comics), a Marvel Comics character
* Prism (fictional planet), a fictional world depicted in the books of Alan Dean Foster
* Prism magazine (New Zealand), a Christian periodical

Music

* Prism (band), a Canadian rock band
** "Prism" (album), the debut album of the Canadian band
* Prism (Japanese band), a jazz fusion band
* "Prism" (Jeff Scott Soto album)
* Prism Records, a record label

Other

* PRISM (TV channel), a defunct television service in Philadelphia

Computing and software

* PRISM (chipset), a wireless networking chipset
* Apollo PRISM, a microprocessor made by Apollo Computer
* DEC PRISM, a microprocessor made by Digital Equipment Corporation
* Mozilla Prism, a software product for desktop integration of web applications
* SGI Prism, a computer
* IBM's PR/SM - a mainframe hypervisor

Education

* PRISM (Portal Resources for Indiana Science and Mathematics), a website for teachers
* A program for gifted children in Bellevue, Washington and Thomas Grover Middle School, New Jersey

Other meanings

* Nokia Prism, a fashion mobile phone collection
* Oregon Performance Reporting Information System, a state agency
* Prism Micro Products, a British telecommunications company


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  • Prism — (pr[i^]z m), n. [L. prisma, Gr. pri sma, fr. pri zein, pri ein, to saw: cf. F. prisme.] 1. (Geom.) A solid whose bases or ends are any similar, equal, and parallel plane figures, and whose sides are parallelograms. [1913 Webster] Note: Prisms of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Prism — steht für: Delphi Prism, Delphi Programmierumgebung für das .NET Framework, siehe Embarcadero Delphi#Delphi Prism (Delphi .NET) Mozilla Prism, freie Softwareumgebung, um Webanwendungen in eine Desktopumgebung zu integrieren Prism (Rockband) oder… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • PRISM — может означать: PRISM (микросхема), микросхема, выпущенная компанией Conexant, обеспечивающая беспроводную связь DEC PRISM, английская аббревиатура от «Параллельный вычислитель с ограниченным набором команд» компании Digital Equipment Corporation …   Википедия

  • Prism 3D — Le Prism 3D est un cerf volant adapté au vol en intérieur ou en extérieur par vent nul à léger. Sa voilure est de type delta, et il se pilote au moyen de deux lignes …   Wikipédia en Français

  • prism — [ prızəm ] noun count any solid object that has a regular shape with flat sides and straight edges, especially an object with some sides shaped like a TRIANGLE a. a glass object in the shape of a prism, used for dividing light into its different… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • prism — 1560s, a type of solid figure, from L.L. prisma (Martianus Capella), from Gk. prisma (Euclid), lit. something sawed, from prizein to saw. Meaning in optics is first attested 1610s …   Etymology dictionary

  • prism — ► NOUN 1) a piece of glass or other transparent material of regular shape, used to separate white light into a spectrum of colours. 2) Geometry a solid geometric figure whose two ends are similar, equal, and parallel rectilinear figures, and… …   English terms dictionary

  • prism — [priz′əm] n. [LL prisma < Gr, lit., something sawed < prizein, to saw < priein, to saw, bite; ? akin to Alb prish, (I) destroy, break] 1. Geom. a solid figure whose ends are parallel, polygonal, and equal in size and shape, and whose… …   English World dictionary

  • Prism — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. PRISM peut faire référence à : PRISM, un concours d accès à l ISEG, une grande école de commerce, PRISM, une planète fictive introduite par Alan Dean …   Wikipédia en Français

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