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English-Thai Dictionary

kaleidoscope

N กล้อง คา เลโดส โค ป กล้อง ส่อง ภาพ ซึ่ง เกิด จาก การ สะท้อน ภาพ ของ แผ่น กระจก หลาย แผ่น ประกอบ กัน ใน กล้อง klong-ka-le-do-sa-khob

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

KALEIDOSCOPE

Ka *lei "do *scope, n. Etym: [Gr. -scope. ]

Defn: An instrument invented by Sir David Brewster, which contains loose fragments of colored glass, etc. , and reflecting surfaces so arranged that changes of position exhibit its contents in an endless variety of beautiful colors and symmetrical forms. It has been much employed in arts of design. Shifting like the fragments of colored glass in the kaleidoscope. G. W. Cable.

New American Oxford Dictionary

kaleidoscope

ka lei do scope |kəˈlīdəˌskōp kəˈlaɪdəˌskoʊp | ▶noun a toy consisting of a tube containing mirrors and pieces of colored glass or paper, whose reflections produce changing patterns that are visible through an eyehole when the tube is rotated. • a constantly changing pattern or sequence of objects or elements: the dancers moved in a kaleidoscope of color. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Greek kalos ‘beautiful ’ + eidos ‘form ’ + -scope .

Oxford Dictionary

kaleidoscope

kaleidoscope |kəˈlʌɪdəskəʊp | ▶noun a toy consisting of a tube containing mirrors and pieces of coloured glass or paper, whose reflections produce changing patterns when the tube is rotated. • a constantly changing pattern or sequence of elements: the dancers moved in a kaleidoscope of colour. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Greek kalos ‘beautiful ’ + eidos ‘form ’ + -scope .

French Dictionary

kaléidoscope

kaléidoscope n. m. nom masculin Cylindre que l ’on fait tourner et dans lequel des morceaux mobiles de verre de diverses couleurs composent des images symétriques et variées à l ’aide d ’un jeu de miroirs. Note Orthographique kal éi doscope.

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

kaleidoscope

ka lei do scope /kəláɪdəskòʊp /名詞 C 1 万華（げ）鏡 .2 〖しばしばa ～ of A 〗常に変化するA 〈物模様状況景色〉.