COSMORAMA

Etymology

Noun

cosmorama (plural cosmoramas)

(dated) An exhibition of perspective images of different places in the world, using various optical effects.

Source: Wiktionary


Cos`mo*ra"ma (kz`m-r"m or -r"m), n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.

Definition: An exhibition in which a series of views in various parts of the world is seen reflected by mirrors through a series of lenses, with such illumination, etc., as will make the views most closely represent reality.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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21 September 2024

CONFORMITY

(noun) acting according to certain accepted standards; “their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices”


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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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