Die woord "kaleidoskoop" het beide 'n letterlike en figuurlike betekenis. Hier is die woordeboekdefinisies vir elkeen:

1. Letterlike betekenis:\n'n Kaleidoskoop is 'n selfstandige naamwoord wat verwys na 'n speelding of optiese instrument wat bestaan uit 'n silinder met spieëls en gekleurde glas of papier binne. Wanneer jy deur die kykkant kyk, kan jy die silinder draai, wat veroorsaak dat die voorwerpe binne pragtige en simmetriese patrone skep wat verander soos die silinder draai.

2. Figuurlike betekenis:\nIn figuurlike sin word "kaleidoskoop" dikwels metafories gebruik om 'n situasie, ervaring of versameling elemente te beskryf wat lewendig, divers en voortdurend verander. Dit impliseer 'n veelheid van elemente of perspektiewe wat saamkom om 'n komplekse en kleurvolle geheel te vorm.

Albei betekenisse dra die idee van voortdurende verandering en die wisselwerking van verskeie elemente oor om 'n visueel boeiende of intellektueel stimulerende ervaring.

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1. As he relaxed his boundaries, a kaleidoscope of images flooded into his mind.

2. The California sun was setting with its usual kaleidoscope of red and orange and gold, and Jack knew Arthur and Lance would likely be at the park with that teacher lady by now.

3. Aaric watched Borg study the shadows through the kaleidoscope of color and his hand went to his hilt.

4. My vision failed, making everything around me look like the end of a colorful kaleidoscope.

5. A domed white roof reflected the sunrise in a dazzling kaleidoscope of burnished gold.

6. He saw only the faintest possible shade of gray and exploding purple and black shapes on his retinas, the same dark kaleidoscope he saw while falling asleep.

7. A change of ideas presented themselves to his brain, like a new design on the kaleidoscope.

8. Through this kaleidoscope of colour, music and wild abandon, Valchek walked seeking an attractive young clone.

9. Giant rock formations highlighted by a kaleidoscope of colors made him want to stop and gaze upon them like a brilliant work of art.

10. Mullins pulled the lever for his kaleidoscope lighting system down a few notches, which sent the room into near darkness except for the softest light of an oil lamp sitting on the counter near the books.