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kaleidoscope n

An instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen. (figuratively) A constantly changing series of colours or other things. kaleidoscope v (intransitive) To move in shifting (and often attractive or colourful) patterns. The British scientist David Brewster, who invented the kaleidoscope and coined its name, was born on this day in 1781.

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