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WordBand 6.5–7.5Toofey picks
prism
/ˈprɪzəm/
noun
A clear block of glass with flat sides that splits white light into colours.
- “Light passing through a prism spreads into a rainbow of colours.”Toofey
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))