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   Kaleidophon \Ka*lei"do*phon\, Kaleidophone \Ka*lei"do*phone\,
      [Gr. [?] beautiful + [?] appearance, form + [?] sound.]
      (Physics.)
      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.

English Dictionary: Kaltbern by the DICT Development Group
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Kaleidophon \Ka*lei"do*phon\, Kaleidophone \Ka*lei"do*phone\,
      [Gr. [?] beautiful + [?] appearance, form + [?] sound.]
      (Physics.)
      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.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Kill Devil Hills, NC (town, FIPS 35720)
      Location: 36.01602 N, 75.66753 W
      Population (1990): 4238 (4809 housing units)
      Area: 14.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 27948
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