Teleidoscope Common misspellings: teleidescope, telidoscope, talaidoscope, talaidescope, telidescope The word teleidoscope is a hybrid of the words "telescope" and "kaleidoscope" -- a kaleidoscope that turns whatever you point it toward into a radial pattern. As you point the lens towards different objects, the mirrors will reflect that image in a symmetrical pattern. Giant Teleidoscope