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Definitions for panorama
ˌpæn əˈræm ə, -ˈrɑ məpanora·ma

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panoramanoun

    the visual percept of a region

    "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views"

  2. panorama, cyclorama, dioramanoun

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

GCIDE

  1. Panoramanoun

    Hence: A comprehensive survey of a particular topic; also, a broad view of the development of a series of events.

Wiktionary

  1. panoramanoun

    an unbroken view of an entire surrounding area

  2. panoramanoun

    a picture or series of pictures representing a continuous scene

  3. panoramanoun

    a comprehensive survey

  4. Etymology: From ὅραμα.

Wikipedia

  1. Panorama

    A panorama (formed from Greek πᾶν "all" + ὅραμα "view") is any wide-angle view or representation of a physical space, whether in painting, drawing, photography, film, seismic images, or 3D modeling. The word was coined in the 18th century by the English (Irish descent) painter Robert Barker to describe his panoramic paintings of Edinburgh and London. The motion-picture term panning is derived from panorama.A panoramic view is also purposed for multimedia, cross-scale applications to an outline overview (from a distance) along and across repositories. This so-called "cognitive panorama" is a panoramic view over, and a combination of, cognitive spaces used to capture the larger scale.

ChatGPT

  1. panorama

    A panorama is a wide-angle or comprehensive view of a physical space or scene, often presented in a wide or elongated format. This term can also refer to a comprehensive survey or presentation of a subject, depicting all its aspects.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Panoramanoun

    a complete view in every direction

  2. Panoramanoun

    a picture presenting a view of objects in every direction, as from a central point

  3. Panoramanoun

    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

  4. Etymology: [NL., fr. Gr. pa^s, pa^n, all + that which is seen, a view, fr. to see. See Pan-, and Wary.]

Wikidata

  1. Panorama

    A panorama is any wide-angle view or representation of a physical space, whether in painting, drawing, photography, film/video, or a three-dimensional model. A panoramic view is also proposed for multi-media, cross-scale applications to outline overview along and across repositories. This so called a cognitive panorama is a panoramic view over and a combination of cognitive spaces. For more see the International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Panorama

    pan-ō-rä′ma, n. a wide or complete view: a picture giving views of objects in all directions: a picture representing a number of scenes unrolled and made to pass before the spectator.—adj. Panora′mic. [Gr. pan, all, horama, a view, from horaein, to see.]

Etymology and Origins

  1. Panorama

    Expresses the Greek for “a view of the whole,” as would be obtained from a monument or a natural eminence. This is the correct description of a picture exhibited in a circular building, where the spectators are placed in the centre; not at all of an old form of picture entertainment at one end of a hall, which approximates to a Diorama, because conformably to di, through, it is viewed through the darkness.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of panorama in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of panorama in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of panorama in a Sentence

  1. Mohammad Reza Domiri Ganji:

    Because of its importance for non-Muslims in Iran, I've always wanted to take a photograph worthy of this building's status to add to my collection of my historical places in Iran, after obtaining the necessary permits to photograph after dark, I was able to capture this panorama on a very cold winter night.

  2. Kate Polglase:

    To geolocate it we did what's called a panorama, so we created various screen grabs from the footage that looked significant.

  3. Adrian Hogan:

    Once I drew on the coffee cup, I filmed it and rotated the coffee cup at the same time, so you have the panorama of the background and the coffee cup in the foreground.

  4. Carlos Sepulveda:

    From an economic point of view, Duque's victory is reassuring, it creates a positive panorama for the Colombian economy, although there will be a lot of challenges in the months ahead.

  5. An FCPS spokesperson:

    The only data we share with Panorama for students who are opted out of the screener is the student’s name, student ID, school, and grade level, this allows Panorama to confirm that all students who are opted out of the screener are actually removed from their distribution list and do not receive an electronic link to the screener during the administration window. Essentially, this is a quality control mechanism.

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