kaleidoscopic

[kuh-lahy-duh-skop-ik]

ka·lei·do·scop·ic

[kuh-lahy-duh-skop-ik]
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or created by a kaleidoscope.
2.
changing form, pattern, color, etc., in a manner suggesting a kaleidoscope.
3.
continually shifting from one set of relations to another; rapidly changing: the kaleidoscopic events of the past year.
Also, ka·lei·do·scop·i·cal.


Origin:
1840–50; kaleidoscope + -ic

ka·lei·do·scop·i·cal·ly, adverb


3. changeable, fluctuating, protean, variable.

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Kaleidoscopic has a plethora of syllables.
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an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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kaleidoscope (kəˈlaɪdəˌskəʊp)
 
n
1.  an optical toy for producing symmetrical patterns by multiple reflections in inclined mirrors enclosed in a tube. Loose pieces of coloured glass, paper, etc, are placed between transparent plates at the far end of the tube, which is rotated to change the pattern
2.  any complex pattern of frequently changing shapes and colours
3.  a complicated set of circumstances
 
[C19: from Greek kalos beautiful + eidos form + -scope]
 
kaleidoscopic
 
adj
 
kaleido'scopically
 
adv

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