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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ka•lei•do•scope /kəˈlaɪdəˌskoʊp/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Opticsa tube-shaped instrument in which loose bits of colored glass at the end of the tube are reflected in mirrors so as to display changing patterns as the tube is rotated.
- [usually singular] a continually shifting pattern, scene, or the like.
ka•lei•do•scop•ic /kəˌlaɪdəˈskɑpɪk/USA pronunciation adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ka•lei•do•scope (kə lī′də skōp′),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- Greek kal(ós) beautiful + eîdo(s) shape + -scope
- 1817
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: kaleidoscope /kəˈlaɪdəˌskəʊp/ n - 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
Etymology: 19th Century: from Greek kalos beautiful + eidos form + -scopekaleidoscopic /kəˌlaɪdəˈskɒpɪk/ adj |