prismatic
adjective
pris·mat·ic
priz-ˈma-tik 
1
: relating to, resembling, or constituting a prism
2
a
: formed by a prism
b
: resembling the colors formed by refraction of light through a prism
prismatic effects
3
: highly colored : brilliant
prismatic lyrics
4
: having such symmetry that a general form with faces cutting all axes at unspecified intercepts is a prism
prismatic crystals
Examples of prismatic in a Sentence
with its prismatic plumage, the ruby-throated hummingbird is one of our garden's most prized visitors
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Instead of pouch cells using a nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) cathode chemistry, the new cells are rectangular prismatic cans with lithium iron phosphate (LFP) chemistry.
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Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
For prismatic cells roughly the size of a coffee-table book, a higher percentage of active battery material can reduce the number of components in individual battery modules by 75 percent, and total pack components by 50 percent, while still providing the necessary structural rigidity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 July 2025
And the battery pack, which uses an all-new BMW cylindrical cell, has a 42 percent smaller carbon footprint per kWh than the prismatic cells used in BMW's current 5th-generation EVs.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2025
Both variants use the same 100 kWh (94.4 kWh useable) battery pack, made up of prismatic cells.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2025
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Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
For prismatic cells roughly the size of a coffee-table book, a higher percentage of active battery material can reduce the number of components in individual battery modules by 75 percent, and total pack components by 50 percent, while still providing the necessary structural rigidity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 July 2025
And the battery pack, which uses an all-new BMW cylindrical cell, has a 42 percent smaller carbon footprint per kWh than the prismatic cells used in BMW's current 5th-generation EVs.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2025
Both variants use the same 100 kWh (94.4 kWh useable) battery pack, made up of prismatic cells.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for prismatic
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prismatic
adjective
pris·mat·ic
priz-ˈmat-ik
1
: relating to, resembling, or constituting a prism
2
: formed by a prism
3
: having such symmetry that a general form with faces cutting all axes at unspecified intercepts is a prism
prismatic crystals
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