georama

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

noun

1. an encompassingly large, hollow globe on the inside of which is depicted a map of the earth's surface, to be viewed by a spectator within the globe.

Word History and Origins

Origin of georama¹

1840–50; geo- + (pano)rama; -orama

Example Sentences

Advani now lives in Chicago and runs a travel startup called Georama, while Ulliot is the chief technology officer at digital loyalty startup Belly.The proposed expansion of the H-1B program is a contentious issue in the U.S. technology sector.

From Chicago Tribune

Georama, jē-o-r�′ma, n. an apparatus for exhibiting the seas, lakes, rivers, and mountains on the earth's surface.

From Project Gutenberg