Diorama : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Diorama	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Diorama
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
diorama n a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene Synonym(s): panorama, cyclorama, diorama
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. 2. A building used for such an exhibition.