The story
Blend of tele- + kaleidoscope.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A kind of kaleidoscope with a lens and an open view, capable of forming kaleidoscopic patterns from objects outside the instrument, rather than from items installed as part of it. Full definition →
Blend of tele- + kaleidoscope.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.