KALEEGE
Ka*leege", n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of several species of large, crested, Asiatic pheasants, belonging to the genus Euplocamus, and allied to the firebacks.
KALEIDOPHON; KALEIDOPHONE
Ka*lei"do*phon, Ka*lei"do*phone, Etym: [Gr. (Physics.)
Defn: 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
Ka*lei"do*scope, n. Etym: [Gr. -scope.]
Defn: 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. Shifting like the fragments of colored glass in the kaleidoscope. G. W. Cable.
KALEIDOSCOPIC; KALEIDOSCOPICAL
Ka*lei`do*scop"ic, Ka*lei`do*scop"ic*al, a.
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or formed by, a kaleidoscope; variegated.
KALENDAR
Kal"en*dar, n.
Defn: See Calendar.