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- 1. having complex patterns of colors; multicolored: "kaleidoscopic diamond patterns" Similar Opposite
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adjective. uk / kəˌlaɪ.dəˈskɒp.ɪk / us / kəˌlaɪ.dəˈskɑː.pɪk / Add to word list. quickly changing from one thing to another. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Changing frequently. capriciously. capriciousness. changeable. changeful. inconsistency. inconsistently. inconstantly. patchy. ping-pong. protean. raggedly. raggedness.
The meaning of KALEIDOSCOPE is an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns. How to use kaleidoscope in a sentence.
changing form, pattern, color, etc., in a manner suggesting a kaleidoscope. continually shifting from one set of relations to another; rapidly changing: the kaleidoscopic events of the past year. Synonyms: variable, protean, changeable. Discover More. Other Words From. ka·lei do·scop i·cal·ly adverb. Discover More. Word History and Origins.
kaleidoscopic. /kəˌlaɪdəˈskɒpɪk/ IPA guide. Other forms: kaleidoscopically. Kaleidoscopic things are complicated and undergo constant changes. A controversial movie might result in a kaleidoscopic range of reactions, especially on the Internet.
adjective. us / kəˌlaɪ.dəˈskɑː.pɪk / uk / kəˌlaɪ.dəˈskɒp.ɪk / Add to word list. quickly changing from one thing to another. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Changing frequently. capriciously. capriciousness. changeable. changeful. inconsistency. inconsistently. inconstantly. patchy. ping-pong. protean. raggedly. raggedness.
a toy in the shape of a tube, that you look through to see different patterns of light made by pieces of coloured glass and mirrors. Philippe Regard/Photodisc/GettyImages. [ S ] a changing and enjoyable mixture or pattern: The street bazaar was a kaleidoscope of colours, smells, and sounds. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Toys & dolls.
If you describe something as kaleidoscopic, you mean that it consists of a lot of very different parts, such as different colours, patterns, or shapes. ...a kaleidoscopic study of the shifting ideas and symbols of French nationhood.
Definition of kaleidoscopic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
n. 1. A tube-shaped optical instrument that is rotated to produce a succession of symmetrical designs by means of mirrors reflecting the constantly changing patterns made by small objects, such as beads or bits of colored glass, at one end of the tube. 2. A constantly changing set of colors.
