Meaning

3 senses
  1. 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.

    Kaleidoskop

    калейдоско́пkalejdoskóp

    калейдоско́пkalejdoskóp

  2. (figuratively)A constantly changing series of colours or other things.

    Kaleidoskop

    a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes

  3. (collective)A swarm of butterflies.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Tom loves kaleidoscopes.

    ruТому нравятся калейдоскопы. — paul_lingvo

  2. This kaleidoscope is giving me a headache.

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  3. In the chapel, electric lamps shed a glow over the stained-glass windows, which shone like fiery kaleidoscopes.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
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:
Русский
By meaning 1
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:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
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:
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