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- 1. having complex patterns of colours; multicoloured: "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.
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.
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.
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.
Bombarded everywhere by images of opportunity and escape, the very circumstances of a free and meaningful human life have become kaleidoscopic, vertiginous. From Gizmodo. The result is a kaleidoscopic mishmash of exaggerated mainstream blackness, subverted and made strange by the intensity of the format.
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.
1. of, pertaining to, or created by a kaleidoscope. 2. changing form, pattern, color, etc., in a manner suggesting a kaleidoscope. 3. continually shifting from one set of relations to another; rapidly changing. the kaleidoscopic events of the past year. Also: kaleidoscopical SYNONYMS 3. changeable, fluctuating, protean, variable.
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.
Definition of kaleidoscopic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
