Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Panorama"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Panorama \Pan`o*ra"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, all + ? that
which is seen, a view, fr. ? to see. See {Pan-}, and {Wary}.]
1. A complete view in every direction.
2. A picture presenting a view of objects in every direction,
as from a central point.
3. A picture representing scenes too extended to be beheld at
once, and so exhibited a part at a time, by being
unrolled, and made to pass continuously before the
spectator.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
panorama
n 1: the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature
of the park are the beautiful views" [syn: {view}, {aspect},
{prospect}, {scene}, {vista}]
2: a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous
scene [syn: {cyclorama}, {diorama}]
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