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Noun: kaleidoscope  ku'lI-du,skowp
  1. An optical toy in a tube; it produces symmetrical patterns as bits of coloured glass are reflected by mirrors
    "The child was mesmerized by the ever-changing patterns in the kaleidoscope"
     
  2. A complex pattern of constantly changing colours and shapes
    "The autumn leaves created a kaleidoscope of reds and golds"

Derived forms: kaleidoscopes

Type of: form, pattern, plaything, shape, toy

Encyclopedia: Kaleidoscope