Panorama

//ˌpæn.əˈɹæm.ə// noun

noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene wordnet
  3. 3
    A picture or series of pictures representing a continuous scene.
  4. 4
    the visual percept of a region wordnet
  5. 5
    A comprehensive survey. figuratively

Synonyms

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viewabstractabstractionairscapealtarpieceaspect

Example

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"The hill commands the panorama of the city."

Etymology

From pan- (“all”) + Ancient Greek ὅρᾱμᾰ (hórāmă, “view”). Coined by Robert Barker (painter) in 1792.

Related phrases

Mount Panoramafreedom of panoramasurrounding viewwide scenewide view

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