DIORAMA

panorama, cyclorama, diorama

(noun) a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

diorama (plural dioramas)

A three-dimensional display of a scenery, often having a painted background in front of which models are arranged, e.g. in a museum where stuffed animals are presented against a painted landscape.

Anagrams

• amaroid

Source: Wiktionary


Di`o*ra"ma, n. Etym: [Gr. diorama. Cf. Panorama.]

1. A mode of scenic representation, invented by Daguerre and Bouton, in which a painting is seen from a distance through a large opening. By a combination of transparent and opaque painting, and of transmitted and reflected light, and by contrivances such as screens and shutters, much diversity of scenic effect is produced.

2. A building used for such an exhibition.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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