Definition of
Panorama
- (noun, artifact) a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene
- (noun, cognition) the visual percept of a region
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Alternate forms of Panorama
Derivations: panoramic
Hyponyms: background, coast, exposure, foreground, glimpse, ground, middle distance, side view, tableau
Hypernyms: icon, ikon, image, picture, visual image, visual percept
Origin of the word Panorama
- 1796, "a painting on a revolving cylindrical surface," coined c.1789 by inventor, Irish artist Robert Barker, lit. "a complete view," from pan- "all" (q.v.) + Gk. horama "a view," from horan "to look, see." Meaning "comprehensive survey" is 1801; panoramic is first recorded 1813; panoramic camera is attested from 1878. more
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Words that sound like Panorama
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