diorama
a scene, often in miniature, reproduced in three dimensions by placing objects, figures, etc., in front of a painted background.
a life-size display representing a scene from nature, a historical event, or the like, using stuffed wildlife, wax figures, real objects, etc., in front of a painted or photographed background.
a spectacular picture, partly translucent, for exhibition through an aperture, made more realistic by various illuminating devices.
a building or room, often circular, for exhibiting such a scene or picture, especially as a continuous unit along or against the walls.
Origin of diorama
1Other words from diorama
- di·o·ram·ic, adjective
Words Nearby diorama
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How to use diorama in a sentence
If you lived in California as a kid, you probably remember your fourth-grade history assignment of building a state mission diorama.
Morning Report: Faulconer’s Record Under the Microscope | Voice of San Diego | August 6, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoFor many Californians, putting together a diorama is one of the most memorable parts of their education.
The Learning Curve: Why Mission Dioramas Are (Mostly) History | Randy Dotinga | August 5, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoMeanwhile, some teachers still require kids to make dioramas.
The Learning Curve: Why Mission Dioramas Are (Mostly) History | Randy Dotinga | August 5, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoThe four entries scored this week by Kevin, sometimes with his wife, Deborah Hensley, are but perhaps a fourth of the dioramas and other photos he submitted.
I’m hoping that some of the people who miss doing the Peeps dioramas will try this week’s more organic contest.
At ground level: comically huge, flat-leafed plants that look like they come from a prehistoric diorama.
Across from this display is a clay diorama of a gas chamber in action.
Mrs. Darcy wants a circus-poster, or the canvas of a diorama.
My New Curate | P.A. SheehanIt is an answer that rings down the curtain on the diorama called "Cruikshank the journalist."
George Cruikshank | W. H. ChessonSuch was the diorama as it was first exhibited in London to admiring crowds.
Great Facts | Frederick C. BakewellThat building was intended for the exhibition of the diorama.
Great Facts | Frederick C. BakewellFor hundreds of miles, day after day, we were borne past a moving diorama of scenery unrivalled by anything here below.
In Eastern Seas | J. J. Smith
British Dictionary definitions for diorama
/ (ˌdaɪəˈrɑːmə) /
a miniature three-dimensional scene, in which models of figures are seen against a background
a picture made up of illuminated translucent curtains, viewed through an aperture
a museum display, as of an animal, of a specimen in its natural setting
films a scene produced by the rearrangement of lighting effects
Origin of diorama
1Derived forms of diorama
- dioramic (ˌdaɪəˈræmɪk), adjective
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