Kaleidoscope (original) (raw)
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An optical toy in a tube; it produces symmetrical patterns as bits of colored glass are reflected by mirrors
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("kaleidoscope" is a kind of...):
plaything; toy (an artifact designed to be played with)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("kaleidoscope" is a kind of...):
form; pattern; shape (a perceptual structure)
Derivation:
kaleidoscopic; kaleidoscopical (continually shifting or rapidly changing)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb kaleidoscope