panopticon

[ pan-op-ti-kon ]

/ pænˈɒp tɪˌkɒn /

noun

a building, as a prison, hospital, library, or the like, so arranged that all parts of the interior are visible from a single point.

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Origin of panopticon

1760–70; pan- + Greek optikón sight, seeing (neuter of optikós; see optic)

Words nearby panopticon

panocha, panofsky, panophthalmia, panoply, panoptic, panopticon, panorama, panoramic camera, panoramic radiograph, panoramic sight, panoramic x-ray film

Example sentences from the Web for panopticon

The Panopticon is usually considered an abstract idea, but in fact I lived in one.
Reading Prison Novels In Prison|Daniel Genis|May 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He spent 16 years of his mostly 18th century life designing the Panopticon, which was to be the ideal disciplinary institution.
Reading Prison Novels In Prison|Daniel Genis|May 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Panopticon By Jenni Fagan A teenage heroine is sent to a reformatory in this dystopian novel.
This Week’s Hot Reads: July 22, 2013|Cameron Martin|July 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
How have we gotten so comfortable with the panopticon state in little more than a decade?
Big Brother Is Watching Your Cell Phone|Megan McArdle|June 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST

A long correspondence upon the acquisition of the 'Panopticon' land is included.
The English Utilitarians, Volume I.|Leslie Stephen
During this period Bentham was also occupied with the Panopticon, and some writings refer to it.
The English Utilitarians, Volume I.|Leslie Stephen
The Panopticon, as defined by its inventor to Brissot, was a 'mill for grinding rogues honest, and idle men industrious.'
The English Utilitarians, Volume I.|Leslie Stephen
In fact, every alley converged to this one centre, and the royal residence stood like the governor's chamber in a panopticon jail.
A Day's Ride|Charles James Lever
It had struck him that an application of his Panopticon would give the required panacea.
The English Utilitarians, Volume I.|Leslie Stephen