panorama

  • 91panorama — [18] The word panorama was coined in the late 1780s by an Irish artist called Robert Barker for a method he had invented for painting a scene on the inside of a cylinder in such a way that its perspective would seem correct to someone viewing it… …

    Word origins

  • 92panorama — noun Etymology: pan + Greek horama sight, from horan to see more at wary Date: 1796 1. a. cyclorama 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… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 93PANORAMA — s. m. Grand tableau circulaire et continu, disposé de manière que le spectateur qui est au centre voit les objets représentés, comme si, placé sur une hauteur, il découvrait tout l horizon dont il serait environné. Le panorama d Athènes, de… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 94panorama —     En 1788 Robert Barker presentó en Edimburgo un invento, precursor del cinematógrafo, que consistía en un gran cilindro en cuyas paredes estaban dibujadas una serie de imágenes. Al girar el cilindro, daba la impresión de que los espectadores… …

    Diccionario del origen de las palabras

  • 95Panorama —    Although panoramas cannot be called a form of theatre, they had an important impact on scene design for both the legitimate and musical stage, and they were marketed to the public, along with live theatre and dime museums, under the category… …

    The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater

  • 96Panorama — Pa·no·ra̲·ma das; s, Pa·no·ra·men; der weite Blick, den man von einem meist hoch gelegenen (Aussichts)Punkt hat ≈ Rundblick: Auf dem Gipfel bot sich uns ein fantastisches Panorama …

    Langenscheidt Großwörterbuch Deutsch als Fremdsprache

  • 97panorama — sustantivo masculino vista, paisaje, panorámica. Panorama es la vista de un horizonte muy dilatado. * * * Sinónimos: ■ horizonte, paisaje, vista, panorámica, espectáculo, perspectiva …

    Diccionario de sinónimos y antónimos

  • 98Panorama — Admin ASC 2 Code Orig. name Panorama Country and Admin Code BR.27.3535408 BR …

    World countries Adminstrative division ASC I-II

  • 99panorama — pan•o•ram•a [[t]ˌpæn əˈræm ə, ˈrɑ mə[/t]] n. pl. ram•as 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… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 100panorama — pa|no|ra|ma sb., et, er, erne (vid udsigt; et billede el. en opstilling), i sms. panorama , fx panoramavindue, panoramaudsigt …

    Dansk ordbog