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单词 prismato-
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prismato-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.
Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek πρισματ- , -o- connective.
Etymology: < ancient Greek πρισματ-, πρῖσμα prism n. + -o- connective. Compare prismatico- comb. form.Found in a small number of formations illustrated below.
rare.
Forming adjectives with the sense ‘in a prismatic manner’, ‘prismatic and ——’ (cf. prismatic adj. 1a).
prismato-rhomboidal adj. Obsolete having the form of a prism with rhomboidal cross-section.
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1821 R. Jameson Man. Mineral. 190 Emerald... Cleavage prismato-rhomboidal, or prismatoidal.
prismato-nacreous adj.
Brit. /ˌprɪzmətə(ʊ)ˈneɪkrɪəs/
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U.S. /ˌprɪzmədoʊˈneɪkriəs/
Conchology designating a partly prismatic, partly nacreous microstructure occurring in the shells of certain molluscs.
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1969 A. LaRoque et al. in Treat. Invertebr. Paleontol. n. 393/1 Equivalve, with closed margins and, where preserved, prismatonacreous shells.
2005 Jrnl. Molluscan Stud. 71 207/1 The shells..possess two homogeneous layers, a condition that has evolved in the Thraciidae from prismato-nacreous shells typical of most anomalodesmatans.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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