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1. (n.) kaleidoscope
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.
2. kaleidoscope
a continually shifting pattern, scene, or the like.
Etymology: (1817; < Gk kal(ós) beautiful +eîdo(s) shape (cf. eidetic ) + -scope)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) kaleidoscope
a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes
2. (noun) kaleidoscope
an optical toy in a tube; it produces symmetrical patterns as bits of colored glass are reflected by mirrors
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) kaleidoscope
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
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. 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.
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Sense: a tube-shaped toy in which loose coloured pieces of glass etc reflected in two mirrors form changing patterns.
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 Afrikaans: kaleidoskoop |
 Arabic: مِشْكال: جِهاز مَرايا وقِ |
 Bulgarian: калейдоскоп |
 Brazilian: caleidoscópio |
 Czech: kaleidoskop |
 German: das Kaleidoskop |
 Danish: kalejdoskop |
 Greek: καλειδοσκόπιο |
 Spanish: calidoscopio |
 Estonian: kaleidoskoop |
 Farsi: زیبانما؛ نوعی شهرفرنگ |
 Finnish: kaleidoskooppi |
 French: kaléidoscope |
 Hebrew: קָלֵיידוֹסקוֹפ |
 Hindi: बहुमूर्तीदर्शी |
 Croatian: kaleidoskop |
 Hungarian: kaleidoszkóp |
 Indonesian: kaleidoskop |
 Icelandic: kviksjá |
 Italian: caleidoscopio |
 Japanese: 万華鏡 |
 Korean: 만화경(萬華鏡) |
 Lithuanian: kaleidoskopas |
 Latvian: kaleidoskops |
 Malay: kaleidoskop |
 Dutch: caleidoscoop |
 Norwegian: kaleidoskop |
 Polish: kalejdoskop |
 Persian: لوله شكل،تغير |
 Pashto: ګردشكله،تغير منونكي،ليدځا |
 Portuguese: caleidoscópio |
 Romanian: caleidoscop |
 Russian: калейдоскоп |
 Slovak: kaleidoskop |
 Slovenian: kalejdoskop |
 Serbian: kaleidoskop |
 Swedish: kalejdoskop |
 Thai: กล้องส่องภาพซึ่งเกิดจากกา |
 Turkish: kaleydoskop,çiçek dürbünü |
 Taiwanese: 萬花筒 |
 Ukrainian: калейдоскоп |
 Urdu: سیر بین |
 Vietnamese: kính vạn hoa |
 Chinese: 万花筒 |
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