prismatizev.

Brit.

/ˈprɪzmətʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈprɪzməˌtaɪz/

Forms: 1800s– prismatise, 1800s– prismatize.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek πρισματ- , πρῖσμα , -ize suffix.

Etymology: < ancient Greek πρισματ-, πρῖσμα prism n. + -ize suffix. Compare French prismatiser (1802).

rare.

†1. transitive. Geology. To form (rock) into prismatic blocks. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1845 J. Phillips & C. G. B. Daubeny Geol. in Encycl. Metrop. VI. 636/1 The lias along the Alpine chain is frequently prismatized and converted into a kind of slate.

1856 J. P. Lesley Man. Coal & its Topography iii. 161 Thin sheets of clay..differing from the mass above them and below, but most of all in this, that they are closely cross cleft, or prismatized.

1869 J. Phillips Vesuvius iii. 63 The lava is rather earthy in texture, except at the end, where it is compact and prismatized.

2. transitive. To separate (light) with or as with a prism; to split into many colours. Also figurative.

ΚΠ

1845 Chambers's Edinb. Jrnl. 20 Sept. 184/2 His views of things, already prismatized by a disordered brain, are still more bewildered by the false position in which he is placed.

1980 Washington Post (Nexis) 16 Mar. (Style section) h5 Great paintings, Venetian mirrors, inspired use of mirrored walls and lucite pieces, which prismatized the candlelight.

1994 Humanist (Nexis) 54 3 Literacy for our age requires that students learn to read all media... For where are the primary source materials of all the disciplines if not prismatized throughout the media?

Derivatives

† prismatization n. [compare French prismatisation (1802)] Obsolete rare the natural process of forming rock into blocks.

ΚΠ

1855 J. Phillips Man. Geol. viii. 189 Dikes of greenstone..producing upon the coal the effect of charring and partial prismatization.

1864 J. Phillips Guide to Geol. (ed. 5) 138 Garnets and other minerals..are produced near the surfaces of contact, and the stratification..is there destroyed or complicated with some new structure, such as prismatisation, or other forms which heat is known to produce in rocks.

† prismatizing n. Obsolete rare

ΚΠ

1845 J. Phillips & C. G. B. Daubeny Geol. in Encycl. Metrop. VI. 570/2 The prismatizing of shale by the action of basalt.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prismatize
释义	prismatizev. Brit. /ˈprɪzmətʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈprɪzməˌtaɪz/ Forms: 1800s– prismatise, 1800s– prismatize. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek πρισματ- , πρῖσμα , -ize suffix. Etymology: < ancient Greek πρισματ-, πρῖσμα prism n. + -ize suffix. Compare French prismatiser (1802). rare. †1. transitive. Geology. To form (rock) into prismatic blocks. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1845 J. Phillips & C. G. B. Daubeny Geol. in Encycl. Metrop. VI. 636/1 The lias along the Alpine chain is frequently prismatized and converted into a kind of slate. 1856 J. P. Lesley Man. Coal & its Topography iii. 161 Thin sheets of clay..differing from the mass above them and below, but most of all in this, that they are closely cross cleft, or prismatized. 1869 J. Phillips Vesuvius iii. 63 The lava is rather earthy in texture, except at the end, where it is compact and prismatized. 2. transitive. To separate (light) with or as with a prism; to split into many colours. Also figurative. ΚΠ 1845 Chambers's Edinb. Jrnl. 20 Sept. 184/2 His views of things, already prismatized by a disordered brain, are still more bewildered by the false position in which he is placed. 1980 Washington Post (Nexis) 16 Mar. (Style section) h5 Great paintings, Venetian mirrors, inspired use of mirrored walls and lucite pieces, which prismatized the candlelight. 1994 Humanist (Nexis) 54 3 Literacy for our age requires that students learn to read all media... For where are the primary source materials of all the disciplines if not prismatized throughout the media? Derivatives † prismatization n. [compare French prismatisation (1802)] Obsolete rare the natural process of forming rock into blocks. ΚΠ 1855 J. Phillips Man. Geol. viii. 189 Dikes of greenstone..producing upon the coal the effect of charring and partial prismatization. 1864 J. Phillips Guide to Geol. (ed. 5) 138 Garnets and other minerals..are produced near the surfaces of contact, and the stratification..is there destroyed or complicated with some new structure, such as prismatisation, or other forms which heat is known to produce in rocks. † prismatizing n. Obsolete rare ΚΠ 1845 J. Phillips & C. G. B. Daubeny Geol. in Encycl. Metrop. VI. 570/2 The prismatizing of shale by the action of basalt. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1845
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