cyclorama
noun
a pictorial representation, in perspective, of a landscape, battle, etc., on the inner wall of a cylindrical room or hall, viewed by spectators occupying a position in the center.
cycloramic
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a word derived from
cyclorama.
Example Sentences
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And so, finally, we learn — last chance to leave — that this pretty little city is located under a big dome, under a cycloramic sky, beneath a big mountain in Colorado.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2025
The grand old man of U.S. film critics, Louisville Courier-Journalist Boyd Martin, found the $6,000,000 film epic "worth waiting for" and "of cycloramic proportions."
From Time Magazine Archive
It is called the "Pantheon de Guerre" and is a marvelous cycloramic painting of the war.
From Birdseye Views of Far Lands by James T. (James Thomas) Nichols
There are also a few low bare ridges of a semi-mountainous character which relieve the prairie effect and permit cycloramic views of the surrounding territory.
From The Beauties of the State of Washington A Book for Tourists by Harry F. Giles
To the visitor who would comprehend almost at a glance the cycloramic setting of San Francisco the way is easy of access to half a dozen peaks.
From Fascinating San Francisco by Andrew Y. Wood
