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panorama

[ pan-uh-ram-uh, -rah-muh ]
/ ˌpæn əˈræm ə, -ˈrɑ mə /
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noun
an unobstructed and wide view of an extensive area in all directions.
a horizontally extended visual representation providing a wide view of a landscape or other scene, in photography made by joining a series of shots or by using a wide-angle lens, and in film by pivoting the camera horizontally from a fixed place.
Older Use
  1. an extended pictorial representation or a cyclorama of a landscape or other scene, often exhibited one part at a time and made to pass continuously before the spectators.
  2. a building for exhibiting such a pictorial representation.
a continuously passing or changing scene or an unfolding of events: the panorama of Chinese history.
a comprehensive survey, as of a subject.
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Origin of panorama

First recorded in 1790–1800; pan- + Greek (h)órāma “view, sight,” derivative of horân “to see, look”

OTHER WORDS FROM panorama

pan·o·ram·ic, adjective

Words nearby panorama

panocha, Panofsky, panoply, panoptic, panopticon, panorama, panoramic, panoramic camera, panoramic sight, pan out, pan-pan
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Words related to panorama

compass, dimension, diorama, extent, orbit, overview, perspective, picture, prospect, purview, radius, range, reach, scenery, scope, spectacle, survey, sweep, view, vista

How to use panorama in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for panorama

panorama
/ (ˌpænəˈrɑːmə) /
noun
an extensive unbroken view, as of a landscape, in all directions
a wide or comprehensive surveya panorama of the week's events
a large extended picture or series of pictures of a scene, unrolled before spectators a part at a time so as to appear continuous
another name for cyclorama

Derived forms of panorama

panoramic (ˌpænəˈræmɪk), adjectivepanoramically, adverb

Word Origin for panorama

C18: from pan- + Greek horāma view
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