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ka·lei·do·scope
/kəˈlaɪdəˌskop/
萬花筒,千變萬化的景象
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ka·lei·do·scope
n.
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
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
kaleidoscope
n
:
an
optical
toy
in
a
tube
;
it
produces
symmetrical
patterns
as
bits
of
colored
glass
are
reflected
by
mirrors
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