prism

This structure consists of closely spaced parallel strips that interact with light similarly to a prism.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 5, 2026

Like other reformers, including Catherine Bauer and Edith Elmer Wood, Simkhovitch saw slums through the narrow prism of their deplorable physical conditions, such as overcrowding.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026

Kate Movius moved among a roomful of Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies, passing out a pop trivia quiz and paper prism glasses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026

Much of EU policymaking is now being viewed through the prism of sovereignty.

From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026

The north wall of the Library was made entirely of glass, with doors leading to a terraced greenhouse that refracted light like a prism.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

And then there are the rectangular prisms jutting out of the floor, standing 20 feet apart from the last, with LED screens blasting clips from the movie into viewers’ subconscious.

From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2026

Images afterward show bags were placed around a few of Golestan’s massive chandeliers to catch any falling crystal prisms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

Combined with previous observations with the Hubble Space Telescope, these crystals are judged to be shaped like the same pointy, hexagonal prisms as quartz is on Earth, but just a meager 10 nanometers in size.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 20, 2023

"In this power range, the material properties of mirrors, lenses, and prisms significantly limit their use, and such optical elements are easily damaged by strong laser beams in practice," explains Heyl.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2023

Giant windows, cut into facets that held the light like prisms, climbed up the tallest towers.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo