kaleidoscope

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1. kaleidoscope - Noun

2. kaleidoscope - Verb

Meaning

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.

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A kaleidoscope operates on the principle of multiple reflection, where several mirrors are placed at an angle to one another. Source: Internet

Brewster chose renowned achromatic lens developer Philip Carpenter as one of many manufacturers of the kaleidoscope in 1816. Source: Internet

Brewster chose renowned achromatic lens developer Philip Carpenter as the sole manufacturer of the kaleidoscope in 1817. Source: Internet

Applications A woman looks into a large kaleidoscope Most kaleidoscopes are mass-produced from inexpensive materials, and intended as children's toys. Source: Internet

Construction of Archimedean solids further The Archimedean solids can be constructed as generator positions in a kaleidoscope The different Archimedean and Platonic solids can be related to each other using a handful of general constructions. Source: Internet

Bob Bishop's "Music Kaleidoscope" was a simple program which monitored the cassette input port and based on zero-crossings created color patterns on the screen, a predecessor to current audio visualization plug-ins for media players. Source: Internet

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