teleidoscope

Questions

What does teleidoscope mean?

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.

Where does teleidoscope come from?

Blend of tele- + kaleidoscope.

How to pronounce teleidoscope

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