A kaleidoscope is a circle of mirrors, typically inside of a tube, with colored objects at one end. As the tube is rotated, light entering the end of the kaleidoscope strikes the colored objects and creates a symmetrical pattern in the mirrors.
When the USS Enterprise-D pursued the shuttlecraft
through a gravity slingshot, Captain Jean-Luc Picard likened the experience to a kaleidoscopic roller coaster ride. (ST novel: Engines of Destiny)
Raiq likened the Bajoran wormhole to a kaleidoscope. (DS9 novel: Ascendance)
External link
- Kaleidoscope article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.