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PANORAMA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("panorama" is a kind of...):
icon; ikon; image; picture (a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface)
Derivation:
panoramic (as from an altitude or distance)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The visual percept of a region
Example:
the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views
Synonyms:
aspect; panorama; prospect; scene; view; vista
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("panorama" is a kind of...):
visual image; visual percept (a percept that arises from the eyes; an image in the visual system)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "panorama"):
background; ground (the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground)
coast (the area within view)
exposure (aspect resulting from the direction a building or window faces)
foreground (the part of a scene that is near the viewer)
glimpse (a brief or incomplete view)
middle distance (the part of a scene between the foreground and the background)
side view (a view from the side of something)
tableau (any dramatic scene)
Derivation:
panoramic (as from an altitude or distance)
