panopticaladj.
/pəˈnɒptɪkl/, /panˈɒptɪkl/, U.S. /pænˈɑptək(ə)l/ = panoptic adj.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > [adjective] > view or scenery > general or extensive
bird's eye1754
panoramic1796
panoptic1845
panoramical1846
panopticala1878
panoram1902
wraparound1950
a1878 G. G. Scott Lect. Mediæval Archit. (1879) II. 252 The internal effect does not, however, trust exclusively to this panoptical theory.
1891 Dict. National Biogr. at Harrison, Thomas This was the first prison built on the panoptical arrangement in this country.
1977 Isis 68 133/1 A structural adaptation of multiple units, panoptical in design.
2001 Guardian 14 Apr. (Saturday section) 9/5 A panoptical view of five characters in and around the Global—a plush hotel in a grim northern English town.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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