About The Word Diorama
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Diorama
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What's The Definition Of Diorama?
[n] a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene
Synonyms | Synonyms for Diorama: cyclorama | panorama Related Terms | Find terms related to Diorama: airscape | cityscape | cloudscape | cosmorama | cyclorama | display | exhibit | exhibition | exposition | exterior | farmscape | georama | interior | landscape | light show | myriorama | pageant | pageantry | panorama | parade | pastoral | phantasmagoria | pomp | presentation | psychedelic show | representation | riverscape | scape | scene | seapiece | seascape | shifting scene | show | sight | skyscape | snowscape | spectacle | stage show | tableau | tableau vivant | townscape | view | waterscape See Also | icon | ikon | image | picture Diorama In Webster's Dictionary \Di`o*ra"ma\, n. [Gr. ? to see through; ? = dia` through
+ ? to see; cf. ? that which is seen, a sight: cf. F.
diorama. Cf. {Panorama}.]
1. A mode of scenic representation, invented by Daguerre and
Bouton, in which a painting is seen from a distance
through a large opening. By a combination of transparent
and opaque painting, and of transmitted and reflected
light, and by contrivances such as screens and shutters,
much diversity of scenic effect is produced.
2. A building used for such an exhibition.
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