Vocabulary : Kaleidophone to Kalif

Kaleidophone : An instrument invented by Professor Wheatstone, consisting of a reflecting knob at the end of a vibrating rod or thin plate, for making visible, in the motion of a point of light reflected from the knob, the paths or curves corresponding with the musical notes produced by the vibrations.
Kaleidoscope : An instrument invented by Sir David Brewster, which contains loose fragments of colored glass, etc., and reflecting surfaces so arranged that changes of position exhibit its contents in an endless variety of beautiful colors and symmetrical forms. It has been much employed in arts of design.
Kaleidoscopic : Alt. of Kaleidoscopical
Kaleidoscopical : Of, pertaining to, or formed by, a kaleidoscope; variegated.
Kalendar : See Calendar.
Kalendarial : See Calendarial.
Kalender : See 3d Calender.
kalends : Same as Calends. ;; A time that will never come, as the Greeks had no calends.
Kali : The last and worst of the four ages of the world; -- considered to have begun B. C. 3102, and to last 432,000 years. ;; The black, destroying goddess; -- called also Doorga, Anna Purna. ;; The glasswort (Salsola Kali).
Kalif : See Caliph.
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