kaleidoscopen.

Brit.

/kəˈlʌɪdəskəʊp/, U.S.

/kəˈlaɪdəˌskoʊp/

Etymology: < Greek καλός beautiful + εἶδος form + -scope comb. form. Named by its inventor, Sir David Brewster, in 1817. Calidoscope in Newman, Gramm. Assent i. v. (1870) 107.

a. An optical instrument, consisting of from two to four reflecting surfaces placed in a tube, at one end of which is a small compartment containing pieces of coloured glass: on looking through the tube, numerous reflections of these are seen, producing brightly-coloured symmetrical figures, which may be constantly altered by rotation of the instrument.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > optical and scientific toys > [noun]

multiplying-glass1639

Cartesian devil1731

kaleidoscope1817

myriorama1823

thaumatrope1827

bottle imp1833

phantasmascope1833

phenakistoscope1834

stroboscope1836

anorthoscope1842

tantalus-cup1842

phantascope1851

phantoscope1861

Pharaoh's serpent1863

phosphoroscope1866

zoetrope1866

wheel of life1872

praxinoscope1878

zoopraxiscope1881

phantoscope1894

Newton's cradle1971

1817 D. Brewster Specif. Patent 4136 (heading) A new optical instrument called the Kaleidoscope.

1818 Murray Let. to Byron in Smiles Mem. (1891) I. xvi. 398 I send you a very well-constructed Kaleidoscope, a newly-invented toy.

1822 J. Flint Lett. from Amer. 20 The Kaleidoscope of Dr. Brewster is here fabricated in a rude style, and in quantities so great, that it is given as a plaything to children.

1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 62 The beautifully symmetrical shapes seen in a common kaleidoscope.

b. figurative. A constantly changing group of bright colours or coloured objects; anything which exhibits a succession of shifting phases.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > changeableness > [noun] > changeable person or thing

weathercocka1300

wind?a1513

Proteus1528

chameleon1586

moon's man1598

vane1598

mooncalf1607

remover1609

tarand1641

inconstant1647

mutables1652

changeablea1711

kaleidoscope1819

phantasmagoria1822

palimpsest1845

variable1846

the world > matter > colour > variegation > iridescence > [noun] > iridescent appearance or formation

irisa1616

iridescency1799

kaleidoscope1819

1819 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto II xciii. 165 This rainbow look'd like hope—Quite a celestial kaleidoscope.

1824 T. B. Macaulay Misc. Writings I. 82 The mind of Petrarch was a kaleidoscope.

1864 E. B. Pusey Daniel Pref. 29 To allow truth and falsehood to be jumbled together in one ever-shifting kaleidoscope of opinions.

1878 R. H. Hutton Scott i. 8 A hundred changing turns of the historical kaleidoscope.

c. attributive.

ΚΠ

1834 Edinb. Rev. Oct. 69 The few kaleidoscope passages, where ambitious words and crowded figures are so richly embroidered in.

1855 G. Brimley Ess. (1858) x. 314 A kaleidoscope quickness and variety of intellect.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

kaleidoscopev.

Brit.

/kəˈlʌɪdəskəʊp/, U.S.

/kəˈlaɪdəˌskoʊp/

Etymology: < kaleidoscope n.

To present the appearance of a brightly coloured and constantly changing pattern; to cause to come together or coalesce with pleasing results.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > variegation > iridescence > be iridescent [verb (intransitive)]

play1698

opalize1811

opalesce1819

iridesce1884

kaleidoscope1900

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being combined > combine [verb (transitive)] > intimately or harmoniously

unanimy1596

complicate1621

kaleidoscope1900

1900 Literature 14 July 25/1 In ‘Isis’..Villiers kaleidoscoped from his memory and imagination what he had read in many Oriental and medieval books.

1933 Discovery July 218/2 The sitting-rooms, parlour, drawing-room, morning room, study, library, ballroom and so on have all been kaleidoscoped into the living room.

Derivatives

kaˈleidoscoping adj. and n.

ΚΠ

1891 Daily News 5 Mar. 5/3 The spectators in the gallery cheered heartily when some particularly effective kaleidoscoping of colours happened amongst the dancers on the floor below.

1894 Daily News 1 Feb. 3/1 If the ladies and gentlemen so industriously kaleidoscoping below only cared, they might do something better on these carnival nights than play at devils and clowns.

1971 Guardian 4 Jan. 9/2 These days of kaleidoscoping time.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	kaleidoscope
释义	kaleidoscopen. Brit. /kəˈlʌɪdəskəʊp/, U.S. /kəˈlaɪdəˌskoʊp/ Etymology: < Greek καλός beautiful + εἶδος form + -scope comb. form. Named by its inventor, Sir David Brewster, in 1817. Calidoscope in Newman, Gramm. Assent i. v. (1870) 107. a. An optical instrument, consisting of from two to four reflecting surfaces placed in a tube, at one end of which is a small compartment containing pieces of coloured glass: on looking through the tube, numerous reflections of these are seen, producing brightly-coloured symmetrical figures, which may be constantly altered by rotation of the instrument. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > optical and scientific toys > [noun] multiplying-glass1639 Cartesian devil1731 kaleidoscope1817 myriorama1823 thaumatrope1827 bottle imp1833 phantasmascope1833 phenakistoscope1834 stroboscope1836 anorthoscope1842 tantalus-cup1842 phantascope1851 phantoscope1861 Pharaoh's serpent1863 phosphoroscope1866 zoetrope1866 wheel of life1872 praxinoscope1878 zoopraxiscope1881 phantoscope1894 Newton's cradle1971 1817 D. Brewster Specif. Patent 4136 (heading) A new optical instrument called the Kaleidoscope. 1818 Murray Let. to Byron in Smiles Mem. (1891) I. xvi. 398 I send you a very well-constructed Kaleidoscope, a newly-invented toy. 1822 J. Flint Lett. from Amer. 20 The Kaleidoscope of Dr. Brewster is here fabricated in a rude style, and in quantities so great, that it is given as a plaything to children. 1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 62 The beautifully symmetrical shapes seen in a common kaleidoscope. b. figurative. A constantly changing group of bright colours or coloured objects; anything which exhibits a succession of shifting phases. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > changeableness > [noun] > changeable person or thing weathercocka1300 wind?a1513 Proteus1528 chameleon1586 moon's man1598 vane1598 mooncalf1607 remover1609 tarand1641 inconstant1647 mutables1652 changeablea1711 kaleidoscope1819 phantasmagoria1822 palimpsest1845 variable1846 the world > matter > colour > variegation > iridescence > [noun] > iridescent appearance or formation irisa1616 iridescency1799 kaleidoscope1819 1819 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto II xciii. 165 This rainbow look'd like hope—Quite a celestial kaleidoscope. 1824 T. B. Macaulay Misc. Writings I. 82 The mind of Petrarch was a kaleidoscope. 1864 E. B. Pusey Daniel Pref. 29 To allow truth and falsehood to be jumbled together in one ever-shifting kaleidoscope of opinions. 1878 R. H. Hutton Scott i. 8 A hundred changing turns of the historical kaleidoscope. c. attributive. ΚΠ 1834 Edinb. Rev. Oct. 69 The few kaleidoscope passages, where ambitious words and crowded figures are so richly embroidered in. 1855 G. Brimley Ess. (1858) x. 314 A kaleidoscope quickness and variety of intellect. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). kaleidoscopev. Brit. /kəˈlʌɪdəskəʊp/, U.S. /kəˈlaɪdəˌskoʊp/ Etymology: < kaleidoscope n. To present the appearance of a brightly coloured and constantly changing pattern; to cause to come together or coalesce with pleasing results. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > variegation > iridescence > be iridescent [verb (intransitive)] play1698 opalize1811 opalesce1819 iridesce1884 kaleidoscope1900 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being combined > combine [verb (transitive)] > intimately or harmoniously unanimy1596 complicate1621 kaleidoscope1900 1900 Literature 14 July 25/1 In ‘Isis’..Villiers kaleidoscoped from his memory and imagination what he had read in many Oriental and medieval books. 1933 Discovery July 218/2 The sitting-rooms, parlour, drawing-room, morning room, study, library, ballroom and so on have all been kaleidoscoped into the living room. Derivatives kaˈleidoscoping adj. and n. ΚΠ 1891 Daily News 5 Mar. 5/3 The spectators in the gallery cheered heartily when some particularly effective kaleidoscoping of colours happened amongst the dancers on the floor below. 1894 Daily News 1 Feb. 3/1 If the ladies and gentlemen so industriously kaleidoscoping below only cared, they might do something better on these carnival nights than play at devils and clowns. 1971 Guardian 4 Jan. 9/2 These days of kaleidoscoping time. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1817v.1891
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