Definitions for KALEIDOSCOPEkəˈlaɪ dəˌskoʊp
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ka•lei•do•scopekəˈlaɪ dəˌskoʊp(n.)
a tubular optical instrument in which loose bits of colored glass at the end of the tube are reflected in mirrors so as to display ever-changing symmetrical patterns as the tube is rotated.
Category: Optics
a continually shifting pattern, scene, or the like.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of kaleidoscope:
1817; < Gk kal(ós) beautiful +eîdo(s) shape (cf. eidetic ) + -scope
ka•lei`do•scop′i•cal•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
kaleidoscope(noun)
a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes
kaleidoscope(noun)
an optical toy in a tube; it produces symmetrical patterns as bits of colored glass are reflected by mirrors
Wiktionary
kaleidoscope(Noun)
A tube of mirrors containing loose coloured beads etc. that is rotated to produce a succession of symmetrical designs
kaleidoscope(Noun)
A constantly changing set of colours, or other things
Webster Dictionary
Kaleidoscope(noun)
an instrument invented by Sir David Brewster, which contains loose fragments of colored glass, etc., and reflecting surfaces so arranged that changes of position exhibit its contents in an endless variety of beautiful colors and symmetrical forms. It has been much employed in arts of design
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Kaleidoscope
an optical instrument, invented by Sir David Brewster in 1817, consisting of a cylinder with two mirrors set lengthwise inside, two plates of glass with bits of coloured glass loose between at one end and an eye-hole at the other, presents varying patterns on rotation.
Translations for KALEIDOSCOPE
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
kaleidoscope(noun)
a tube-shaped toy in which loose coloured pieces of glass etc reflected in two mirrors form changing patterns.
- kaleidoskoopAfrikaans
- مِشْكال: جِهاز مَرايا وقِطَع زُجاجيَّه ملوَّنَهArabic
- калейдоскопBulgarian
- caleidoscópioPortuguese (BR)
- kaleidoskopCzech
- das KaleidoskopGerman
- kalejdoskopDanish
- καλειδοσκόπιοGreek
- calidoscopioSpanish
- kaleidoskoopEstonian
- زیبانما؛ نوعی شهرفرنگFarsi
- kaleidoskooppiFinnish
- kaléidoscopeFrench
- קָלֵיידוֹסקוֹפHebrew
- बहुमूर्तीदर्शीHindi
- kaleidoskopCroatian
- kaleidoszkópHungarian
- kaleidoskopIndonesian
- kviksjáIcelandic
- caleidoscopioItalian
- 万華鏡Japanese
- 만화경(萬華鏡)Korean
- kaleidoskopasLithuanian
- kaleidoskopsLatvian
- kaleidoskopMalay
- caleidoscoopDutch
- kaleidoskopNorwegian
- kalejdoskopPolish
- لوله شكل،تغيرPersian
- ګردشكله،تغير منونكي،ليدځايPashto
- caleidoscópioPortuguese
- caleidoscopRomanian
- калейдоскопRussian
- kaleidoskopSlovak
- kalejdoskopSlovenian
- kaleidoskopSerbian
- kalejdoskopSwedish
- กล้องส่องภาพซึ่งเกิดจากการสะท้อนภาพของแผ่นกระจกหลายแผ่นประกอบกันในกล้องThai
- kaleydoskop,çiçek dürbünüTurkish
- 萬花筒Chinese (Trad.)
- калейдоскопUkrainian
- سیر بینUrdu
- kính vạn hoaVietnamese
- 万花筒Chinese (Simp.)
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