kaleidoscopic

ka·lei·do·scope

 (kə-lī′də-skōp′)

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.

3. A series of changing phases or events: a kaleidoscope of illusions.

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[Greek kalos, beautiful + eidos, form; see weid- in Indo-European roots + -scope.]

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ka·lei′do·scop′ic (-skŏp′ĭk), ka·lei′do·scop′i·cal adj.

ka·lei′do·scop′i·cal·ly adv.

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Adj.

1.

kaleidoscopic - continually shifting or rapidly changing kaleidoscopical changeful, changeable - such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change; "changeable behavior"; "changeable moods"; "changeable prices"

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kaleidoscopic

adjective

1. many-coloured, multi-coloured, harlequin, psychedelic, motley, variegated, prismatic, varicoloured a kaleidoscopic set of bright images

2. changeable, shifting, varied, mobile, variable, fluid, uncertain, volatile, unpredictable, unstable, fluctuating, indefinite, unsteady, protean, mutable, impermanent, inconstant a kaleidoscopic world of complex relationships

3. complicated, complex, confused, confusing, disordered, puzzling, unclear, baffling, bewildering, chaotic, muddled, intricate, jumbled, convoluted, disorganized, disarranged a kaleidoscopic and fractured view of Los Angeles

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Translations

مِشْكالي

kalejdoskopisk

kaleidoskopisch

kaléidoscopique

tarkabarka

síbreytilegur

caleidoscopico

kaleidoskopisk

калейдоскопический

kaleidoskopický

sık sık değişen

千变万化的

kaleidoscopic

[kəˌlaɪdəˈskɒpɪk] ADJ → calidoscópico

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kaleidoscopic

[kəˌlaɪdəˈskɒpɪk] adj [design, colours] → kaléidoscopique
a kaleidoscopic vision of sth → une vision kaléidoscopique de qch

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kaleidoscopic

adj → kaleidoskopisch

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kaleidoscopic

[kəˈlaɪdəˌskɒpɪk] adj → caleidoscopico/a

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kaleidoscope

(kəˈlaidəskəup) noun

a tube-shaped toy in which loose coloured pieces of glass etc reflected in two mirrors form changing patterns. kaleidoskoop مِشْكال: جِهاز مَرايا وقِطَع زُجاجيَّه ملوَّنَه калейдоскоп caleidoscópio kaleidoskop das Kaleidoskop kalejdoskop καλειδοσκόπιοcalidoscopio kaleidoskoop زیبانما؛ نوعی شهرفرنگ kaleidoskooppi kaléidoscope קָלֵיידוֹסקוֹפ बहुमूर्तीदर्शी kaleidoskop kaleidoszkóp kaleidoskop kviksjá caleidoscopio 万華鏡 만화경(萬華鏡) kaleidoskopas kaleidoskops kaleidoskop caleidoscoopkaleidoskopkalejdoskop ګردشكله،تغير منونكي،ليدځاي caleidoscópio caleidoscop калейдоскоп kaleidoskop kalejdoskop kaleidoskop kalejdoskop กล้องส่องภาพซึ่งเกิดจากการสะท้อนภาพของแผ่นกระจกหลายแผ่นประกอบกันในกล้อง kaleydoskop, çiçek dürbünü 萬花筒 калейдоскоп سیر بین kính vạn hoa 万花筒

kaˌleidoˈscopic (-ˈsko-) adjective

with many changing colours, sights, impressions etc. kaleidoskopies مِشْكالي калейдоскопичен caleidoscópico kaleidoskopický kaleidoskopisch kalejdoskopisk πολυποίκιλος calidoscópico vaheldusrikas متلون kaleidoskooppinen kaléidoscopiqueססגוני बहुदर्शी, परिवर्तनशील kaleidoskopski tarkabarka secara kaleidoskopis síbreytilegur caleidoscopico 変化に富んだ 변화무쌍한 kaleidoskopiškas kaleidoskopisks silih berganti caleidoscopischkaleidoskopiskurozmaicony, zmieniający się jak w kalejdoskopie رنګين،انځوريز caleidoscópico ca­lei­doscopic калейдоскопический kaleidoskopický kalejdoskopski kaleidoskopski kalejdoskopisk, mångskiftande ด้วยสีสัน ภาพ ความพึงพอใจที่หลากหลาย sık sık değişen 千變萬化的 калейдоскопічний بدلتے منظر یا رنگوں سے متعلق có nhiều màu sắc 千变万化的

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