panorama
nounUK /ˌpæn.əˈɹæm.ə/ · CA, US /ˌpæn.əˈɹæm.ə/
Etymology From pan- (“all”) + Ancient Greek ὅρᾱμᾰ (hórāmă, “view”). Coined by Robert Barker (painter) in 1792.
1
An unbroken view of an entire surrounding area.
- He stood transfixed before the unaccustomed view of London at night time, a vast panorama which reminded him […] of some wood engravings far off and magical, in a printshop in his childhood.1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
2
A picture or series of pictures representing a continuous scene.
3
Figuratively A comprehensive survey.
- Derived terms
- Cinerama, freedom of panorama, Mount Panorama, -orama, panoramagram, panoramic, panoramist, panoramize, photopanorama, polyorama