Diorama

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Diorama \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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A building used for such an exhibition.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  diorama
       n : a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous
           scene [syn: {panorama}, {cyclorama}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  43 Moby Thesaurus words for "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