kaleidograph means A late 19th or early 20th century device for duplicating documents that use colored ink, consisting of a tray with a rubbery substance that takes an impression of the document and then transfers it onto blank sheets of paper. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek καλός (kalós, “beautiful”) + -graph.
noun
- A late 19th or early 20th century device for duplicating documents that use colored ink, consisting of a tray with a rubbery substance that takes an impression of the document and then transfers it onto blank sheets of paper.“The Kaleidograph is claimed to be the only apparatus of the kind adapted for use in all temperatures from 20⁰ to 90⁰.”
- A device for projecting the colorful patterns produced by a kaleidoscope.“Electrical experiments were provided by Mr J. P. Capon, who had a powerful battery at work, and the kaleidograph, lent by Mr. G. Nash, was a never-ceasing source of fascination.”
- A changing visual display.“Swayed by the kaleidograph of inner suggestion primitive tribes abandon themselves hour after hour to the festal chants until the performers reach the point of fatigue,”