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Word of the day
for December 11
kaleidoscope n
  1. An instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of symmetrical designs can be seen.
  2. () A constantly changing series of colours or other things.

kaleidoscope v

  1. () To move in shifting (and often attractive or colourful) patterns.

PointingHand.svg The British scientist , who invented the kaleidoscope and coined its name, was born on this day in 1781.

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