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Diorama

Diorama Meaning & Definition
Diorama Definition And Meaning

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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