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单词 kaleidoscopic
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Definition of kaleidoscopic in English:

kaleidoscopic

adjective kəlʌɪdəˈskɒpɪkkəˌlaɪdəˈskɑpɪk
  • 1Having complex patterns of colours; multicoloured.

    kaleidoscopic diamond patterns
    Example sentencesExamples
    • As the engine revved, the traditional fireworks were unleashed and the skies exploded, kaleidoscopic.
    • Cascading waterfalls, rapid rivers, serene lakes, craggy mountains, secret caves, bountiful seas, kaleidoscopic coral reefs and scenic islands all offer something for each individual.
    • Sunsets are followed by immediate sunrises and the kaleidoscopic effects on the horizon, with the colours ranging from pale pink to fiery orange, are a photographer's delight.
    • Visitors surrender to the kaleidoscopic vision by lying on large fabric-covered mattresses, like lily pads or the rubbery leaves of a tropical plant, which cover the church floor.
    • The camera seems to move in and out of the body in bursts of kaleidoscopic color.
    • Look closer: the bow is encrusted with millions of kaleidoscopic jewel anemones.
    • The feeling is a little like having just walked into a kaleidoscopic abstract painting.
    • In places it is punctured by bollards and peeled back to form benches, revealing glazed voids packed with multi-coloured fluorescent tubes that scintillate seductively with kaleidoscopic light.
    • A child's revolving lantern projects kaleidoscopic images of brightly colored animals on a bedroom wall.
    • But the couple could see the potential behind the floral wallpapers, printed borders and kaleidoscopic carpets.
    • The vibrant palette of beach paraphernalia, stripes on windbreaks and seaside rock translates with ease into kaleidoscopic designs in fused glass.
    • The stage lights, which had started out in orange and purple, switched to green and purple, then pink and red, before becoming kaleidoscopic in effect.
    • Multi-coloured twisted frills of crepe paper were suspended from wall to wall covering the ceiling like a kaleidoscopic canopy.
    • I tried out one of the goggles and was treated to a rather nice kaleidoscopic vision of brightly-coloured cubes slowly rotating around.
    • It's all so dazzling as to be kaleidoscopic in its beauty and swirling confusion.
    • From our seats in the bleachers, we stared west, hoping that another kaleidoscopic Florida sunset would add symbolic luster to this most American rite of passage.
    • A kaleidoscopic wall behind the sushi bar draws people into this Japanese restaurant.
    • Within changing environments created by dramatic lighting effects, kaleidoscopic clusters appeared and dissolved.
    • Often in a palette of blue, red, black and white, these kaleidoscopic paintings have been related to the intricate stained-glass windows of Rhenish cathedrals.
    • Grouper, anemonefish and small morays jostled for position in this kaleidoscopic garden of coral, with some brightly coloured nudibranchs and small shrimp adding to the mix.
    Synonyms
    multicoloured, many-coloured, multicolour, many-hued, variegated, particoloured, varicoloured, prismatic, psychedelic, rainbow, rainbow-like, polychromatic, harlequin, motley, many-splendoured
    informal (looking) like an explosion in a paint factory
    ever-changing, changeable, shifting, fluid, protean, mutable, variable, varying, inconstant, unstable, fluctuating, mobile, unsteady, unpredictable, ever-moving, chameleon-like, chameleonic, impermanent, indefinite
    technical labile
    rare changeful
    multifaceted, many-faceted, varied, manifold, multifarious
    complex, intricate, complicated, convoluted
    confused, chaotic, muddled, disordered, disorganized, disarranged, jumbled, confusing
    1. 1.1 Made up of a complex mix of elements; multifaceted.
      a kaleidoscopic range of topics
      Example sentencesExamples
      • From the moment the first shots were fired, the internet provided a kaleidoscopic view of events in Mumbai.
      • Knocked down and bruised in the street demonstrations which preceded the Bolshevik Revolution of November 1917, her existence after November was a kaleidoscopic series of varied and strenuous activities.
      • But they pale in comparison to the kaleidoscopic energy and productivity of the free market.
      • Most famous of those is the kaleidoscopic score written for La Dolce Vita.
      • It is vivid because of its kaleidoscopic variety of peoples.
      • In the onrushing, kaleidoscopic chaos of our life there is nothing substantial to hold onto.
      • National colourful costumes combine with the beat of percussion instruments and the plucked and bowed strings of India to bring the mini-fest to a kaleidoscopic end.
      • Applied anthropology must "come of age" in this kaleidoscopic environment.
      • In total, there are 26 seminarians, by no means all from the local area; the others reflect not only geographical diversity but the kaleidoscopic nature of the traditional movement.
      • The kaleidoscopic sweep of his playing was awesome!
      • They are assembled in a kaleidoscopic fashion that jolts us out of our tendency to take the ordinary for granted.
      • Some days are made for walking and kaleidoscopic conversations.
      • The audience that roared at every kaleidoscopic shift didn't have a clue.
      • There was no one cultural system that embraced the kaleidoscopic character of eighteenth-century Britain.
      • Strings, guitar, organ, beats and voice come together in one singular, kaleidoscopic and symphonic adventure.
      • These are just the starting points for a much more ambitious project: a kaleidoscopic portrait of today's Russia.
      • The band might wear their influences on their sleeve, but what a kaleidoscopic variety it is!
      • Its kaleidoscopic narrative line, in turn, comes from motorcyle culture.
      • His peers allude to his quick thinking and kaleidoscopic mind.
      • He seems to have borrowed from every influential genre hit of the past decade to fashion a kaleidoscopic existential thriller.

Derivatives

  • kaleidoscopically

  • adverbkəlʌɪdəˈskɒpɪk(ə)li
    • Time is treated kaleidoscopically, whether in selective moments, flashbacks or offstage voices from the past.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The score is kaleidoscopically varied; busy but essentially peaceful activity dominates, but there are shattering, cacophonous climaxes that suggest destructive forces at work.
      • With this kaleidoscopically inventive production Chichester, once the home of safe theatre, becomes a leader of the avant-garde.
      • Two modestly sized screens extended the format into an elongated rectangle, the line of demarcation heeded as images - doubled, distorted, repeated - slipped rapidly and kaleidoscopically into the seam.
      • His flat-panel digitally designed animations are mostly color-field abstractions that flow like the fluid in lava lamps, one luminous form kaleidoscopically morphing into the next.

Rhymes

ectopic, gyroscopic, heliotropic, horoscopic, isotopic, isotropic, macroscopic, microscopic, misanthropic, myopic, philanthropic, phototropic, telescopic, topic, tropic

Definition of kaleidoscopic in US English:

kaleidoscopic

adjectivekəˌlaɪdəˈskɑpɪkkəˌlīdəˈskäpik
  • 1Having complex patterns of colors; multicolored.

    kaleidoscopic diamond patterns
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It's all so dazzling as to be kaleidoscopic in its beauty and swirling confusion.
    • Multi-coloured twisted frills of crepe paper were suspended from wall to wall covering the ceiling like a kaleidoscopic canopy.
    • Sunsets are followed by immediate sunrises and the kaleidoscopic effects on the horizon, with the colours ranging from pale pink to fiery orange, are a photographer's delight.
    • The feeling is a little like having just walked into a kaleidoscopic abstract painting.
    • Visitors surrender to the kaleidoscopic vision by lying on large fabric-covered mattresses, like lily pads or the rubbery leaves of a tropical plant, which cover the church floor.
    • The vibrant palette of beach paraphernalia, stripes on windbreaks and seaside rock translates with ease into kaleidoscopic designs in fused glass.
    • As the engine revved, the traditional fireworks were unleashed and the skies exploded, kaleidoscopic.
    • In places it is punctured by bollards and peeled back to form benches, revealing glazed voids packed with multi-coloured fluorescent tubes that scintillate seductively with kaleidoscopic light.
    • A kaleidoscopic wall behind the sushi bar draws people into this Japanese restaurant.
    • Within changing environments created by dramatic lighting effects, kaleidoscopic clusters appeared and dissolved.
    • But the couple could see the potential behind the floral wallpapers, printed borders and kaleidoscopic carpets.
    • I tried out one of the goggles and was treated to a rather nice kaleidoscopic vision of brightly-coloured cubes slowly rotating around.
    • The camera seems to move in and out of the body in bursts of kaleidoscopic color.
    • From our seats in the bleachers, we stared west, hoping that another kaleidoscopic Florida sunset would add symbolic luster to this most American rite of passage.
    • Cascading waterfalls, rapid rivers, serene lakes, craggy mountains, secret caves, bountiful seas, kaleidoscopic coral reefs and scenic islands all offer something for each individual.
    • Look closer: the bow is encrusted with millions of kaleidoscopic jewel anemones.
    • Grouper, anemonefish and small morays jostled for position in this kaleidoscopic garden of coral, with some brightly coloured nudibranchs and small shrimp adding to the mix.
    • Often in a palette of blue, red, black and white, these kaleidoscopic paintings have been related to the intricate stained-glass windows of Rhenish cathedrals.
    • A child's revolving lantern projects kaleidoscopic images of brightly colored animals on a bedroom wall.
    • The stage lights, which had started out in orange and purple, switched to green and purple, then pink and red, before becoming kaleidoscopic in effect.
    Synonyms
    multicoloured, many-coloured, multicolour, many-hued, variegated, particoloured, varicoloured, prismatic, psychedelic, rainbow, rainbow-like, polychromatic, harlequin, motley, many-splendoured
    ever-changing, changeable, shifting, fluid, protean, mutable, variable, varying, inconstant, unstable, fluctuating, mobile, unsteady, unpredictable, ever-moving, chameleon-like, chameleonic, impermanent, indefinite
    multifaceted, many-faceted, varied, manifold, multifarious
    1. 1.1 Made up of a complex mix of elements; multifaceted.
      a kaleidoscopic range of topics
      Example sentencesExamples
      • They are assembled in a kaleidoscopic fashion that jolts us out of our tendency to take the ordinary for granted.
      • Most famous of those is the kaleidoscopic score written for La Dolce Vita.
      • He seems to have borrowed from every influential genre hit of the past decade to fashion a kaleidoscopic existential thriller.
      • The audience that roared at every kaleidoscopic shift didn't have a clue.
      • In total, there are 26 seminarians, by no means all from the local area; the others reflect not only geographical diversity but the kaleidoscopic nature of the traditional movement.
      • National colourful costumes combine with the beat of percussion instruments and the plucked and bowed strings of India to bring the mini-fest to a kaleidoscopic end.
      • The band might wear their influences on their sleeve, but what a kaleidoscopic variety it is!
      • There was no one cultural system that embraced the kaleidoscopic character of eighteenth-century Britain.
      • The kaleidoscopic sweep of his playing was awesome!
      • But they pale in comparison to the kaleidoscopic energy and productivity of the free market.
      • It is vivid because of its kaleidoscopic variety of peoples.
      • Applied anthropology must "come of age" in this kaleidoscopic environment.
      • In the onrushing, kaleidoscopic chaos of our life there is nothing substantial to hold onto.
      • His peers allude to his quick thinking and kaleidoscopic mind.
      • Strings, guitar, organ, beats and voice come together in one singular, kaleidoscopic and symphonic adventure.
      • These are just the starting points for a much more ambitious project: a kaleidoscopic portrait of today's Russia.
      • Knocked down and bruised in the street demonstrations which preceded the Bolshevik Revolution of November 1917, her existence after November was a kaleidoscopic series of varied and strenuous activities.
      • Some days are made for walking and kaleidoscopic conversations.
      • Its kaleidoscopic narrative line, in turn, comes from motorcyle culture.
      • From the moment the first shots were fired, the internet provided a kaleidoscopic view of events in Mumbai.
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