kaleidoscope
/kəˈlaɪdəskəʊp/noun
उच्चारण कलाइडस्कोप
बहुरूपदर्शी
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a toy consisting of a tube that you look through with loose pieces of coloured glass and mirrors, showing changing patterns when the tube is turned
बहुरूपदर्शी
- a child's kaleidoscope
- Radhika turned the kaleidoscope and watched the colours change.
- The child shook the kaleidoscope to see new patterns of colour.
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- We bought a wooden kaleidoscope at the fair in Jaipur.
- Looking through the kaleidoscope, he saw a star made of tiny pieces of glass.
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[sing.] ~ of sth
a situation, pattern, which is full of different colours or parts and changes often
रंगबिरंगा बदलता दृश्य
- a kaleidoscope of cultures
- Mumbai is a kaleidoscope of languages, foods and festivals.
- The market was a kaleidoscope of sounds, smells and colours.
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- The festival offers a kaleidoscope of music from every part of the country.
- Her memories of the trip are a kaleidoscope of faces and places.
◇Word family
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ka·lei·do·scope
With -lei-do- (from Greek, 'beautiful form') and -scope (look).
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: ka-lei-do-scope, -lei-do- (यूनानी, 'सुंदर रूप') और -scope (देखना) के साथ।
?Which word?
Keep the -scope words: kaleidoscope, telescope, microscope, periscope, stethoscope.
-scope शब्द याद रखिए: kaleidoscope, telescope, microscope, periscope, stethoscope।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A kaleidoscope of colours or cultures (a changing variety).
Collocation 'a kaleidoscope of colours' या 'cultures' (बदलती विविधता)।
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General knowledge
Science: a kaleidoscope works by multiple reflection of light between mirrors placed at an angle.
विज्ञान में बहुरूपदर्शी कोण पर रखे दर्पणों के बीच प्रकाश के बहु-परावर्तन से काम करता है।