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teleidoscope

teleidoscope 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.

Noun

teleidoscope (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.

Forms of teleidoscope

pluralteleidoscopes

Origin of teleidoscope

Blend of tele- + kaleidoscope.

Questions about teleidoscope

What does teleidoscope mean?
Teleidoscope 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.
What part of speech is teleidoscope?
Teleidoscope is a noun.
What is the plural of teleidoscope?
The plural of teleidoscope is teleidoscopes.

Words near teleidoscope in the dictionary

  1. telehydrobarometer
  2. telehydrobarometers
  3. Telei
  4. teleiconograph
  5. teleiconographs
  6. teleidoscope
  7. teleidoscopes
  8. teleinformatic
  9. teleinformatics
  10. teleinstruction
  11. teleinstructional

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