1. (noun)scene the place where some action occurs
"the police returned to the scene of the crime"
2. (noun)scene an incident (real or imaginary)
"their parting was a sad scene"
3. (noun)view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panorama the visual percept of a region "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views"
4. (noun)scene, shot a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
5. (noun)picture, scene a situation treated as an observable object "the political picture is favorable"; "the religious scene in England has changed in the last century"
6. (noun)scene a subdivision of an act of a play "the first act has three scenes"
7. (noun)fit, tantrum, scene, conniption a display of bad temper "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene"
8. (noun)scene, view graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept "he painted scenes from everyday life"; "figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment"
9. (noun)setting, scene the context and environment in which something is set
"the perfect setting for a ghost story"
10. (noun)scenery, scene the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particularlocale "they worked all night painting the scenery"