kaleidoscopic
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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.
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 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
tarkabarka
síbreytilegur
kaleidoskopický
sık sık değişen
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kaleidoscopic
[kəˌlaɪdəˈskɒpɪk] adj [design, colours] → kaléidoscopiquea kaleidoscopic vision of sth → une vision kaléidoscopique de qch
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kaleidoscopic
adj → kaleidoskopisch
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kaleidoscopic
[kəˈlaɪdəˌskɒpɪk] adj → caleidoscopico/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
kaleidoscope
(kəˈlaidəskəup) noun a tube-shaped toy in which loose coloured pieces of glass etc reflected in two mirrors form changing patterns.
kaˌleidoˈscopic (-ˈsko-) adjective with many changing colours, sights, impressions etc.
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