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subprismatic

subprismatic adjective: only somewhat characteristic of a prism; not quite prismatic.

Adjective

subprismatic (comparative more subprismatic, superlative most subprismatic)

  1. Only somewhat characteristic of a prism; not quite prismatic.
  2. flattened, with a tapered base
    • Prismatic or subprismatic blade and bladelet cores are extremely rare.2015 July 9, “Analysis of Site Formation and Assemblage Integrity Does Not Support Attribution of the Uluzzian to Modern Humans at Grotta del Cavallo”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of subprismatic

comparativemore subprismatic
superlativemost subprismatic

Origin of subprismatic

Borrowed from Latin subprismaticus. By surface analysis, sub- + prismatic.

Questions about subprismatic

What does subprismatic mean?
Subprismatic means only somewhat characteristic of a prism; not quite prismatic.
What part of speech is subprismatic?
Subprismatic is an adjective.

Words near subprismatic in the dictionary

  1. subprioritized
  2. subprioritizes
  3. subprioritizing
  4. subpriority
  5. subpriors
  6. subprismatic
  7. subprison
  8. subprisons
  9. subproblem
  10. subproblems
  11. subprocedural

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