Kaleidoscope

Etymology
From καλός: + εἶδος: (compare -oid:). Coined 1817, by, its inventor.

Figurative sense of “constantly changing pattern” attested 1819 by, who had received a kaleidoscope from his publisher.

Noun

 * 1) A tube of mirrors containing loose coloured beads etc and is rotated to produce a succession of symmetrical designs
 * 2) A constantly changing set of colours, or other things

Translations

 * Catalan: calidoscopi
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 萬花筒, 万花筒
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 * Russian: калейдоскоп
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Derived terms

 * kaleidoscopic