KALEIDOSCOPE
\kəlˈa͡ɪdəskˌə͡ʊp], \kəlˈaɪdəskˌəʊp], \k_ə_l_ˈaɪ_d_ə_s_k_ˌəʊ_p]\
Definitions of KALEIDOSCOPE
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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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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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.
By Noah Webster.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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An instrument which, by means of mirrors, presents objects viewed through it in symmetrical patterns.
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Kaleidoscopic.
By James Champlin Fernald
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An optical instrument, which, by an arrangement of reflecting surfaces, presents to the eye a variety of beautiful colours and perfectly symmetrical forms.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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