Common Lexeme

topleron

Keywords: science, optics

Pronunciation (IPA): 'tob.le.ron 
Part of Speech: term noun verb 
Class: pali 
Forms: topleron 
Glosses: prism, prismatic, rainbow 

Description:

The word 'topleron' was borrowed in the middle period from the product name Toblerone, a kind of chocolate candy, as the word for 'prism', based on its triangular shape. It is mostly used as a noun, but as a verb is can be used as a pali verb meaning to generate a rainbow. The modifier form 'topleronys' means 'prismatic'.

During the early modern period, the AXZ tried to get 'eosyn kitca', 'light divider', to be accepted instead, but failed except in the most technical contexts.

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