teleidoscope

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noun

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.

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Meanings

nounteleidoscope (plural teleidoscopes)

plural teleidoscopes

  1. 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.

Origin

Blend of tele- + kaleidoscope.

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APA

teleidoscope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teleidoscope

MLA

“teleidoscope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teleidoscope. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “teleidoscope,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teleidoscope.

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