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    pan·o·ram·a
    /ˌpanəˈramə/

    noun

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  2. 1. a. : cyclorama sense 1. b. : a picture exhibited a part at a time by being unrolled before the spectator. 2. a. : an unobstructed or complete view of an area in every direction. provides a panorama of the entire bay. b. : a comprehensive presentation of a subject. a panorama of American history. c. : range. faced a panorama of problems. 3.

  3. a photograph in which the image is shown in a wide view: A panorama of the planet Mars was named top science photo. The software will stitch together 800 separate pictures into one huge 360-degree panorama. a view, description, or study of events or activities: The investigation revealed a panorama of corruption and illegal dealings.

  4. A panorama is a wide, unbroken view, or a picture of one. Pay more for your hotel room in Hawaii and you'll likely get a balcony with a picture perfect panorama of the ocean. The noun panorama was coined in 1789 by the inventor and artist Robert Barker to describe “a complete view.”

  5. a photograph in which the image is shown in a wide view: A panorama of the planet Mars was named top science photo. The software will stitch together 800 separate pictures into one huge 360-degree panorama. a view, description, or study of events or activities: The investigation revealed a panorama of corruption and illegal dealings.

  6. noun. 1. an extensive unbroken view, as of a landscape, in all directions. 2. a wide or comprehensive survey. a panorama of the week's events. 3. a large extended picture or series of pictures of a scene, unrolled before spectators a part at a time so as to appear continuous.

  7. 1. an unobstructed and wide view of an extensive area. 2. an extended pictorial representation of a landscape or other scene, often exhibited a part at a time before spectators. 3. a continuously passing or changing scene or an unfolding of events: the panorama of Chinese history.

  8. panorama. noun. /ˌpænəˈrɑːmə/ /ˌpænəˈræmə/ a view of a wide area of land synonym vista. There is a superb panorama of the mountains from the hotel. The tower offers a breathtaking panorama of Prague.

  9. a description, study, or set of pictures that presents all the different aspects or stages of a particular subject, event, etc. a panorama of rural life since the Middle Ages. panoramic. /ˌpænəˈræmɪk/

  10. 1. : a full and wide view of something — usually singular. You can see a panorama of the entire bay from here. 2. a : a way of showing or telling something that includes a lot of information and covers many topics : a thorough presentation of a subject — usually singular.

  11. There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun panorama. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. panorama has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. arts (late 1700s) literature (1800s) See meaning & use.