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[ pan-op-ti-kon ] / pænˈɒp tɪˌkɒn /
nouna building, as a prison, hospital, library, or the like, so arranged that all parts of the interior are visible from a single point. Origin of panopticon1760–70; pan- + Greek optikón sight, seeing (neuter of optikós;see optic) Words nearby panopticonpanocha, Panofsky, panophthalmia, panoply, panoptic, panopticon, panorama, panoramic camera, panoramic radiograph, panoramic sight, panoramic x-ray film Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for panopticonThe Panopticon is usually considered an abstract idea, but in fact I lived in one. Reading Prison Novels In Prison|Daniel Genis|May 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST He spent 16 years of his mostly 18th century life designing the Panopticon, which was to be the ideal disciplinary institution. Reading Prison Novels In Prison|Daniel Genis|May 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Panopticon By Jenni Fagan A teenage heroine is sent to a reformatory in this dystopian novel. This Week’s Hot Reads: July 22, 2013|Cameron Martin|July 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST How have we gotten so comfortable with the panopticon state in little more than a decade? Big Brother Is Watching Your Cell Phone|Megan McArdle|June 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A long correspondence upon the acquisition of the 'Panopticon' land is included. The English Utilitarians, Volume I.|Leslie Stephen During this period Bentham was also occupied with the Panopticon, and some writings refer to it. The English Utilitarians, Volume I.|Leslie Stephen The Panopticon, as defined by its inventor to Brissot, was a 'mill for grinding rogues honest, and idle men industrious.' The English Utilitarians, Volume I.|Leslie Stephen In fact, every alley converged to this one centre, and the royal residence stood like the governor's chamber in a panopticon jail. A Day's Ride|Charles James Lever It had struck him that an application of his Panopticon would give the required panacea. The English Utilitarians, Volume I.|Leslie Stephen
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