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kaleidoscope
[ kuh-lahy-duh-skohp ]
noun
- an optical instrument in which bits of glass, held loosely at the end of a rotating tube, are shown in continually changing symmetrical forms by reflection in two or more mirrors set at angles to each other.
- a continually changing pattern of shapes and colors.
- a continually shifting pattern, scene, or the like:
The 1920s were a kaleidoscope of fads and fashions.
kaleidoscope
/ kəˌlaɪdəˈskɒpɪk; kəˈlaɪdəˌskəʊp /
noun
- an optical toy for producing symmetrical patterns by multiple reflections in inclined mirrors enclosed in a tube. Loose pieces of coloured glass, paper, etc, are placed between transparent plates at the far end of the tube, which is rotated to change the pattern
- any complex pattern of frequently changing shapes and colours
- a complicated set of circumstances
Derived Forms
- °ì²¹ËŒ±ô±ð¾±»å´Çˈ²õ³¦´Ç±è¾±³¦²¹±ô±ô²â, adverb
- kaleidoscopic, adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of kaleidoscope1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of kaleidoscope1
Example Sentences
Her high-backed porter chair, a chamberlike structure, features a mirrored kaleidoscope roof that offers the viewer Kusama-esque infinity patterns when seated inside.
Together, they make an outsider art kaleidoscope, offering a quick glimpse into our fellow city dwellers’ minds.
America’s CIA spearheaded the assassination plot, but this Cold War drama revolves like a kaleidoscope through a far-flung cast of characters, all of them intersecting at a pivotal moment in the 1960s.
Still, critics say there’s little accountability, with victims left in limbo between the kaleidoscope of jihadi groups working with the new government and Hayat Tahrir al Sham’s inability to police everywhere.
Look around any holiday airport, and you’ll see it: travelers transporting a kaleidoscope of edible treasures, carrying with them the flavors of home.
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