单词 | cyclorama |
释义 | cycloraman. 1. A picture of a landscape or scene arranged on the inside of a cylindrical surface, the spectator standing in the middle. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > optical shows > [noun] > cyclorama or myriorama cyclorama1840 myriorama1856 1840 Penny Cycl. XVII. 191 The panorama forms the surface of a hollow cylinder..(whence it is..called..cyclorama). 1849 (title) Description of the Royal Cyclorama..Regents Park, opened in 1848. 1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 25 June 11/1 The cyclorama [of Niagara] which has ‘fetched’ all London. 2. Theatre. A large backcloth or wall, frequently curved, at the back of a stage, used esp. to represent the sky. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > theatrical equipment or accessories > [noun] > scenery > cloth > types of sky-border1744 skydrop1854 skycloth1871 sea-cloth1883 cut cloth1884 front cloth1884 backcloth1886 backdrop1913 cyclorama1915 teaser1916 scrim1930 cut drop1961 1915 H. K. Moderwell Theatre To-day ii. 52 The ‘skydrops’..have been replaced..by an invention that makes a natural landscape possible. This is the ‘Horizont’, which we may name for the purpose a cyclorama. 1930 Observer 18 May 11/2 The stage will have unique features, including an artificial horizon or cyclorama. 1957 Oxf. Compan. Theatre (ed. 2) 173 The cyclorama is, in essence, a curved wall, or section of a dome, built at the back of the stage, and demanding one quality—an absolutely unbroken surface. 1958 W. T. O'Dea Social Hist. Lighting vii. 166 In 1902 the first attempts were made to produce coloured sky effects by coloured light only, the ‘cyclorama’ being installed by Mariano Fortuny at the Scala Opera House in Milan. The cyclorama, which is a smooth, light-coloured surface the full height and width of the stage, can also be used for optical projection of scenery and effects, but it must not be in the path of any illumination other than that deliberately cast upon it. Derivatives cycloˈramic adj. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > optical shows > [adjective] > cyclorama or myriorama myrioramic1838 cycloramic1887 1887 Appletons' Ann. Cycl. 1886 278/1 The laws of cycloramic perspective. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.1840 |
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