caleidoscoop

Dutch

Alternative forms

• kaleidoscoop (superseded)

Etymology

Borrowed from English kaleidoscope, from Ancient Greek καλός (kalós, “beautiful”) + εἶδος (eîdos, “shape”) (compare -oid) +‎ -scope. Coined 1817, by David Brewster, its inventor.

Figurative sense of “constantly changing pattern” attested 1819 by Lord Byron, who had received a kaleidoscope from his publisher.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaː.lɛi̯.doːˈskoːp/

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• Hyphenation: ca‧lei‧do‧scoop

Noun

caleidoscoop m (plural caleidoscopen, diminutive caleidoscoopje n)

1. kaleidoscope

Derived terms

• caleidoscopisch