panorama

[ pan-uh-ram-uh, -rah-muh ]

noun

1. an unobstructed and wide view of an extensive area in all directions.

   Synonyms: prospect, vista, scene

2. a horizontally extended visual representation providing a wide view of a landscape or other scene, in photography made by joining a series of shots or by using a wide-angle lens, and in film by pivoting the camera horizontally from a fixed place.
3. Older Use
   1. an extended pictorial representation or a cyclorama of a landscape or other scene, often exhibited one part at a time and made to pass continuously before the spectators.
   2. a building for exhibiting such a pictorial representation.
4. a continuously passing or changing scene or an unfolding of events:

   the panorama of Chinese history.

5. a comprehensive survey, as of a subject.

panorama

/ ˌpænəˈræmɪk; ˌpænəˈrɑːmə /

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
4. another name for cyclorama

Derived Forms

• panoramic, adjective
• ˌpanoˈramically, adverb

Other Words From

• pan·o·ram·ic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of panorama¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; pan- + Greek (h)órāma “view, sight,” derivative of horân “to see, look”

Word History and Origins

Origin of panorama¹

C18: from pan- + Greek horāma view

Example Sentences

Grace, in her way, becomes the thematic mascot of a new season that widens its panorama beyond Jimmy’s issues.

From Salon

The image is a panorama composed of 19 pictures, capturing the pink beams of solar radiation that lit up the sky in February 2023.

From BBC

Thomas used his drone to capture this image, which is a stitched panorama of 26 individual frames, to provide a spectacular view of meltwater plunging over the edge of the Bråsvellbreen glacierglacier.

From BBC

Jade Stevens stands at the edge of a snowy cliff and takes in the jaw-dropping panorama of the Sierra.

From Los Angeles Times

“You can see the entire city from here, and it’s free,” he said as they looked out at the 360-degree panorama.

From Literature